Jehoshaphat found himself in a situation. Moab and the people of Ammon and others came up together to battle against him.
Do you find yourself in a situation today? A battle you did not initiate, one that you may or may not have even seen coming. Nevertheless, you find yourself in the midst.
How did Jehoshaphat respond? “Jehoshaphat feared……..and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah…….So Judah gathered together to ask help from the Lord.”
It is not your first reaction that makes all the difference; it is the moment that you turn to the Lord that matters. You may have started out fearful, but now, you know to turn your face to the one that holds the outcome of the situation in His mighty hands.
God was faithful to the seeking! He spoke through Jahaziel to Jehoshaphat and the people that were gathered.
God is faithful to speak into your situation today if you will seek Him and listen!
“You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.” 2 Chronicles 20:17
Fight= lacham= to eat of
Position- yatsab= set myself, put in place, as angles presenting themselves before God
Stand still = amad – stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand, cease, tarry, abide
See- ra’al= consider, perceive, inspect
Fear= yare-= awe or reverence
Dismayed= chathath = to be shattered, dismayed or broken
Tomorrow= machor=in future time, in time to come
You will not need to eat of this battle. Set yourself in place before God, stand, remain, endure, take a stand, cease, tarry, abide, and consider/perceive the salvation of the Lord, who is with your O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not stand in awe or reverence of your enemy or be shattered or broken,tomorrow and in the future time, go out against them, for the Lord is with you. 2 Chronicles 20:17
You do not need to “eat of” this situation. The Lord is ready to fight for you, if only you would position yourself in Him, abide and perceive (not see in the natural sense, but perceive in the spiritual realm even before it can be seen in the natural) the victory that is before you, not just tomorrow as in the day after today, but as in your future.
What situation do you find yourself in today? Seek the Lord and listen to His instruction. Then stand still and watch as He battles for you in this season.
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Posted November 29, 2020 by Laurie Hopkins in category "Uncategorized
2 COMMENTS :
By Florence Mary Rhyno on
Thank you for this timely message, although I do find it difficult to stand still, especially when facing fear or uncertainty, is is when I stand still and listen for God, I learn the most! He is ever present and I lean on Him, for daily guidance and strength, but it is in the quiet stillness that I gain my footing, so I will try harder to let Him fight for me.
Yes, standing still can be difficult, but you are so right – it is when we are obedient to stand still that we learn the most and our faith rises up within us!
Thank you for this timely message, although I do find it difficult to stand still, especially when facing fear or uncertainty, is is when I stand still and listen for God, I learn the most! He is ever present and I lean on Him, for daily guidance and strength, but it is in the quiet stillness that I gain my footing, so I will try harder to let Him fight for me.
Yes, standing still can be difficult, but you are so right – it is when we are obedient to stand still that we learn the most and our faith rises up within us!