“O our God,
won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to
attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to You for help."
2 Chr. 20:12
2 Chronicles 20 details an overwhelming, distressing and
frightening time for the people of God. Armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and
some of the Meunites had declared war on Jehoshaphat (their nation’s king) and
were marching against them.
Today, wars, rumors of war, natural disasters, and the
acceleration of progressive moral decay are causing God’s people here in the USA, similar distress.
God’s words to His faithful people in Jehoshaphat’s day are for
us at present:
- Put our trust in the Lord (do not fear or be dismayed)
- Keep our eyes fixed on Him (intimacy with our Maker)
- Station ourselves (stand in our appointed positions as He directs)
- Face our enemies when and how He commands
'Whenever we are faced with any
calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in Your Presence
before this Temple where Your Name is honored. We can cry out to You to save
us, and You will hear us and rescue us.”
2 Chr. 20:9
This is what the LORD says: "Be just and fair to all.
Do what is right and good,
For I am coming soon to
rescue you
and to display My righteousness among you.
Is. 56:1
Stay true to the Lord. We love you and long to see you. Phil. 4:1
Loving and living in and for Him,
Shaun and Betsy
