The Battle Belongs to the Lord

UV 4214/10000 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 When the kingdom of Judah under Jehoshaphat faced a powerful military alliance of three kingdoms, he called for a national fast and led the people in worship, prayer and intercession. At the time, the Spirit of the Lord gave the revelation through Jahaziel that the battle is the Lord’s, that the kingdom of Judah did not have to fight but only need to take their battle positions in faith. He exhorted the outnumbered people of Jerusalem and Judah not to be fearful or disappointed but to be full of faith, courage, hope and strength. They were asked to go out against the enemy in this spirit of courage and faith as the Lord God was with them. The Lord being with us, that is having a right relationship, an intimate personal relationship with God Almighty, is the only source of our comfort, strength, grace and power. As the Lord is with us, and He has sent us this word of encouragement and hope, we need not be afraid, anxious, disturbed, disappointed, hopeless, weak or worried. We can trust the Lord to fight on our behalf as He did with Judah. The faith positions we need to take up in our battles in this world with more formidable and powerful enemies are praise, thanksgiving, intercession, supplication, worship. We dig our feet into the battle trenches when we intensify these battle positions. We increase our strength, power and victory when we increase the proportion of these positions in our lives. It should also be followed up by action to be taken by us on the coming day or days. We cannot hide ourselves from the battle or withdraw into a shell but we need to “go out against” the quarry, the challenge, the issue causing anxiety or fear or disappointment in us. The Lord set up ambushes against Judah’s three powerful enemies and they started attacking and destroying each other. No one escaped. Great spoils of the destroyed foes fell into the hands of the army and people led by Jehoshaphat- more than they could carry. It implies that we will certainly have great deliverance and victory in our struggles and immense rewards and blessings after the battle is won by the Lord. The Lord is with us as a great Saviour, Deliverer, Ally, Shield, Sword, Armour, Fortress, Song and Joy of Immediate and Ultimate Victory and Success. Hence, whatever battle we are currently facing instead of being rattled, we should surrender it to the Lord and wrest victory and deliverance thereby. For no power, no human army, no weapon, no enemy, however mighty is greater than the Lord. When we surrender the fear, the threat, the struggle to the Lord, He brings it under His control, His feet and He determines the outcome in our favour.