“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’ ”
Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the HEAD of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.” AS they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.”
2 Chronicles 20:17, 19-22 NIV
Prior to this verse, the people of God come against some impossible odds of victory. The FIRST thing they do is consult God, not sulk and cry and moan and worry. God tells them to go out there weaponless and completely outnumbered with certain death imminent in the natural and simply watch Him work. What is their response?! Praise!!! Not once did they question Him. They simply believed Him.
THROUGH their praise and as a response to their praise and full faith in God to be and do exactly what He said He’d do, God defeated their enemies entirely on His own, without a finger being lifted in battle by the Israelites.
If we really believe God is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do, I believe we would be praising Him BEFORE we see the “evidence” of such. That’s what these people did! They knew what He said was a sure thing and it gave them courage to do the unimaginable!
Go do the unimaginable today in the courage of the Lord!
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