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October 25, 2018Thus says the Lord to you, “Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.” 2 Chronicles 20:15b
1. LET GOD FIGHT YOUR BATTLES. When Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, learned that his enemy was about to attack him on three fronts, he sought God. Instead of dwelling on all the problems, he deliberately began to praise God and remember how powerful God is (2 Chronicles 20:6). When there is an alarming situation or a terrible circumstance, our minds want to fixate on it instead of turning our attention to seek the Lord. But it’s when we get our hearts fixed on God that breakthrough happens.
2. WORSHIP YOUR WAY TO VICTORY. Jehoshaphat did something unprecedented in military history: He put praise-and-worshipers on the front line of battle. While they were worshiping God, the enemy was defeated! Instead of being overcome by impossible-looking circumstances, we can actually sing, pray, and worship our way to victory.
He appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.” Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. 2 Chronicles 20:21b-22 NKJV
3. FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS. As Jehoshaphat sought God, he declared, “We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on You” (2 Chronicles 20:12b). So gaze at God and only glance at your problems. Rededicate yourself to reading the Word, where you’ll see the faithfulness of God through the ages. Pull up breakthrough moments in your past and write them down. When you praise and worship God, darkness is pushed back, anxiety dissipates, and God brings the breakthrough.
Press on!
Pastor Jeff
DAILY CONFESSION:
Therefore, since I have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding me, I lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles, I run with endurance the race that is set before me, fixing my eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of my faith (Hebrews 12:1-2).
fix, noun
To cause to be firmly attached. To decide upon or fix definitely. To make fixed, stable or stationary. To put (something somewhere) firmly.
Copyright © 2018 St. Louis Family Church. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reprinted or distributed in any form without prior written permission of St. Louis Family Church. Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. “fix.” Memidex Dictionary/Thesaurus. Web. 9 Oct 2018
