May 26, 2006
The Word May 26, 2006
The Power of Praise
Read 2 Chronicles 20: 1-30
-This chapter shows another example of how God delivered his people through the power of praise. During this time, Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. It was told to him that a “great multitude” was coming up against him. In fear, he prayed to the Lord and then called a fast in all of Judah. The spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel, “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. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you,” (2 Chronicles 20: 15-17).
-So, on the day of the battle they did just what the Lord had instructed them to do. However on their way, Jehoshaphat “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 Chronicles 20:21). As they praised God, the men who came to destroy them started fighting one another. They fought and killed each other until not one of him was left alive. When Jehoshaphat and his men noticed that they had all killed themselves, they went to collect the spoils. It took them three days to carry away all of the riches off of the dead men.
-In the mist of their battle they praised the Lord. They praised the Lord on the way to the battle. They praised the Lord as they looked down in the valley at the three tribes of men who had come to destroy them. They praised the Lord before the men destroyed each other. They praised the Lord before they found an abundance of riches on the dead men. They started praising the Lord after their prayer went out. “Lord, please give me the faith to praise you in the middle of my distresses.”
The Power of Praise
Read 2 Chronicles 20: 1-30
-This chapter shows another example of how God delivered his people through the power of praise. During this time, Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah. It was told to him that a “great multitude” was coming up against him. In fear, he prayed to the Lord and then called a fast in all of Judah. The spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel, “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. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you,” (2 Chronicles 20: 15-17).
-So, on the day of the battle they did just what the Lord had instructed them to do. However on their way, Jehoshaphat “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 Chronicles 20:21). As they praised God, the men who came to destroy them started fighting one another. They fought and killed each other until not one of him was left alive. When Jehoshaphat and his men noticed that they had all killed themselves, they went to collect the spoils. It took them three days to carry away all of the riches off of the dead men.
-In the mist of their battle they praised the Lord. They praised the Lord on the way to the battle. They praised the Lord as they looked down in the valley at the three tribes of men who had come to destroy them. They praised the Lord before the men destroyed each other. They praised the Lord before they found an abundance of riches on the dead men. They started praising the Lord after their prayer went out. “Lord, please give me the faith to praise you in the middle of my distresses.”
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