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2 Chronicles 20
2 Chronicles 20
Vs 2:There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the
sea on this
side Syria…
Vs 10: And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount
Seir…
• It
was an impossible situation.
• The
enemies had gathered from a far and they had joined forces together.
• They
were strategic, deliberate and it had obviously taken many years of planning.
• Now,
they began to execute their wickedness. Their aim was to annihilate Judah and
its inhabitants.
2 Chronicles 20
Vs 3: And Jehoshaphat feared…
Vs 12: O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have
no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we
what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
• There
was fear, disillusionment, anxiety, distress, anger.
• They
had no power or might compared to the army set against them.
• Most
importantly, no one knew what to do, or how to go about it. They had no clue how
to resolve the situation, or how to face this enemy.
This man Jehoshaphat – 2 Chronicles 17 3,4 & 6
• He
sought the Lord God His father and walked not in the ways of Israel.
• He
walked in the first ways of his father David.
• His
heart was lifted up in the way of the Lord.
• He
took away the high places and grooves.
Do we have a Jehoshaphat in Nigeria?
Yes!
Many of us on this prayer platform are the product of one of
the Jehoshaphats in Nigeria.
2 Chronicles 20: 3 - And Jehoshaphat feared, and set
himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• What
did Jehoshaphat do?
• Our
own Jehoshaphat is doing the same and we have responded to that call as the
whole of Judah did.
• We
are on this prayer platform this day to go before the Lord with our Jehoshaphat
and do exactly what the Lord tells us to do.
• So
what was God’s response to Jehoshaphat and the whole of Judah?
• 2
Chronicles 20: 15 - And he
said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king
Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed
by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
• 2
Chronicles 20: 21-22 - 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.
• And
when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set
ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were
come against Judah; and they were smitten.
PRAYER POINTS FOR TODAY OVER NIGERIA
• Sing,
praise, worship the Lord him His mercies endureth forever.
• Lord,
please make Benue state (middle belt) our valley of Berachah.
2 Chronicles 20:15b – Be not afraid nor
dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but
God's.
Jeremiah 32:27 – Behold, I am the Lord, the
God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
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