In 2 Chronicles 20-24 we are told an account of a battle between Judah & the armies of Ammon, Moab, & Mount Seir. First thing I notice here is the battle is 1 against 3, which is usually not fair. However, God doesn't feel this way about this battle, His ways are not our ways, Isaiah 55:8-9 8"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." God often uses what is small or weak and makes it large or strong. He does this to show us His power. Before the battle even begins Jehoshaphat stops and tells the people of Judah & Jerusalem to believe in the Lord and they will be able to stand firm against the three armies. After this the king appoints singers to go ahead of the army and sing to the Lord and praise Him for His holy splendor. (v21) ..."give thanks to the Lord; His faithful love endures forever!" is what they sing. The second they begin singing the 3 armies turn on each other and begin killing each other until not one person is left alive. So before the army of Judah even arrived at the battleground all 3 armies were destroyed by each other!!!!! When the army of Judah arrived all they saw were the dead bodies of all three armies!!!
I thought these Scriptures were fantastic and they increased my faith tremendously when I read them today. I mean, the amount of faith these people had to go into a battle, a 3 to 1 battle, SINGING & PRAISING GOD is much to be admired and I should try to be more faithful and full of praise like they were in every situation that I face. This showed me even more that God is faithful and mighty. If He can fight wars for people then He can certainly take care of all my much smaller problems. We just need to praise Him BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the battles!!
It also showed me that God is faithful and will protect all those who put their full trust in Him. He will protect you from all of your enemies, no matter how many there might be. God is mightier than all of them.
I thought these Scriptures were fantastic and they increased my faith tremendously when I read them today. I mean, the amount of faith these people had to go into a battle, a 3 to 1 battle, SINGING & PRAISING GOD is much to be admired and I should try to be more faithful and full of praise like they were in every situation that I face. This showed me even more that God is faithful and mighty. If He can fight wars for people then He can certainly take care of all my much smaller problems. We just need to praise Him BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the battles!!
It also showed me that God is faithful and will protect all those who put their full trust in Him. He will protect you from all of your enemies, no matter how many there might be. God is mightier than all of them.
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