And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Chronicle 20: 20 & 21
You are not in a defensive mode in the battle you are in an offensive mode. In your stand you are about to move forward and be established. The test of your leadership and faith is not when you are doing well, it is when you are fighting. Jesus was tested not at the point of His greatest strength. The devil doesn’t come when you are in a good place, he comes when you are in the wilderness of life. He comes to test the truth in your life.
King Jehoshaphat was under attack. Sometimes leaders make the greatest decision in times of war, of hardship. God can speak to us in the time of greatest defeat. King Jehoshaphat removed all the false idols and that is when the enemy attacked. When you stand on the truth of God the enemy will attack you. This attack is not that you are doing wrong but he realizes the territory you are about to take.
The enemy will attack when you are showing the truth to your children, the enemy will attack so that the truth may not be manifested.
King Jehoshaphat said to the children of Israel, “believe in God and you will stand”. Today the one thing you must do is to believe in God and you will stand, believe in His prophet and you will prosper. If you believe in what God says He is going to do spoken by His prophet and you will move forward.
It is time for us to not believe in what God has said but also in what He is saying and about to do. Jesus said the word of the Lord is like a farmer who sows seeds. (Parable of the sower).
The devil is afraid of the promises of God in your life and the attack he wages at you is a confirmation of the promises of God. When you are at a low level in your faith in God there is a promise for a newer level. If you want to move to a higher level then you must displace those things that is in the way of the higher place.
If you are going to go from glory to glory, you have to go through something. On your way it may feel like hell, but what you are going through is prophesying what you are going to.
How do you go from glory to glory? When you listen to the people God has called and chosen.
When the enemies faced Israel in battle and it seemed there was no hope, King Jehoshaphat told the people to “praise the Lord”. What was he saying? That yes that in spite of the hard times God is good. Even though life may seem hard, God is good. When the enemy comes from you in every area, God is good. We don’t know what the future looks like, what the next five years will bring; this I know God’s mercy endures forever!
Even though we walk through the shadows of death, praise the Lord for His mercy endures forever. What happened when they began to sing praise? He said stand and see the salvation of the Lord for the battle is not yours, the battle belongs to the Lord. God didn’t just defeat their enemies, He gave them so much more. 2 Chronicles 20: 24-25.
One thing we need to know is that the enemy doesn’t know how to create, they destroy, kills, steal and take with them what belongs to others. They take away what isn’t theirs and do this moving from one victim to another. Their goal is to deem and put out lights, destroy destinies, and derail purpose. But do not be afraid, do not let the fear you feel rule your life. Instead, all you need to do is to focus on God and praise the Lord for His mercy endures forever.
Remember that the battle is the Lord’s. As you allow God to fight your battle, you will get the spoil of generations. All God requires of us is that we believe in Him and His promises.
Believe for it is not too late; you are right on time!
