Praise God, No Matter What!

"It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah" (2 Chronicles 20:1,3). The children of Judah were surrounded by three enemy nations. They were completely outnumbered and there seemed to be no way out. Then King Jehoshaphat proclaimed a fast throughout the land, and while they prayed and fasted, there was a word of prophecy. The Lord—the extraordinary strategist—told them: “You don’t have to fight in this battle, for the battle is not yours but the Lord’s.

Tomorrow, you go out against the enemy; they’re camping by the cliff of Ziz. Put twenty singers ahead of your army. They’re not to carry any weapons of war but just sing into the war front.” And that’s exactly what Judah did. They marched to the camp of the enemy with twenty singers ahead of them, singing, “Praise the Lord, for His mercy endureth forever!” As they sang, the angels of God went into action; they entered into the enemy’s camp and began to slay them. Pandemonium broke out and the enemy soldiers, not knowing what hit them, turned their swords on one another and started killing one another. By the time God’s people got into their enemies’ camp, they were all dead! No wonder Paul said, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” Hallelujah!

It doesn’t matter what you’re going through or how hopeless the situation looks, you can still shout, “Praise the Lord!” You can sing praises to the Lord. He’s your extraordinary strategist. He’ll show you what to do and you’ll come out victoriously!
Remain blessed and have lovely Sunday Slastyles.
F U RT H E R S T U DY : 1 T H E S S A LO N I A N S 5:18

Pastor Chris