The Battle Belongs to the Lord.

UV 3671/10000 The Battle Belongs to the Lord You need not fight in this battle; take your positions, stand and witness the salvation of the Lord who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you. 2 Chronicles 20 v 17 The Lord fights on the behalf of the ones who trust Him. We need not fight, we only need to take our faith positions. We take our faith positions on the specific promises of the Lord. The Lord set up ambushes against the enemies of Judah and Jerusalem. They destroyed each other. He caused Jehoshaphat the king of Israel to rejoice with his people. We have victory as the Lord is with us. We only need to go out each day in the faith that the Lord will show up in the valley of battle and turn it into a valley of blessing and victory. The spoils of victory are compared to the joy of salvation in the book of Isaiah. The enemy left behind so much spoil in terms of weapons, equipment, garments and valuables the Israelites found it difficult to carry it all. When Jehoshaphat confronted a multitude of hostile armies against him, he cried out to the Lord in his distress and the Lord answered him. Likewise, when we face a multitude of problems in our lives, we should cry out to the Lord. Jehoshaphat recalled how the Lord had defeated all who opposed Israel when they were travelling through hostile territory to the promised land. He acknowledged the power and the presence of God. He acknowledged that he and his people did not know what to do but that their eyes were upon the Lord. The Lord never disappoints His people. We should never be dismayed or worried or afraid of the odds against us. But recalling all the times and occasions the Lord had delivered us in the past, we should thank and praise Him. Every day we face battles in our lives. Life is all about spiritual warfare but the Lord is with us. The battle belongs to the Lord and victory comes not from our own abilities or resources or connections but from the Lord. He turns the battlefield which we dread into the valley of Beracah or blessing. He turns the weapons of the enemy against themselves. The more intense the pitched battle we are fighting, we should increase the pitch of our praise and worship and thanksgiving. Jehoshaphat did not pray alone but he raised an army of supplicants and intercessors from among his own people.