“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. 16. 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. 17. 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.”
One of the worse feelings a deer hunter has is when they’re sitting in the stand for a while, and all of the sudden realize, there is a deer staring them down! What causes a deer to see you before you see them? Sometimes its because your not hidden very well, but many times its because you moved at the wrong time. Moving at the wrong time can cause a great heartache to a hunter as the deer begins to alert every other deer in the area, along with a white tail or two. Staying still in the stand will help you accomplish your success. If you see the deer before it see’s you, it will give you an opportunity to move at the right time and not mess everything up. Take a look at verse 17 again, there are three little words that have great application, to our spiritual journey, in dealing with everything; “stand ye still.” Moving before God is ready to move will always cost you. Sometimes the enemy, sometimes the job, sometimes a church. There are many problems we can bring into our life if we try to figure things out our own way. Jehoshaphat is the king of Judah, the children of Moab and the children of the Ammonites are moving in to lay siege on Judah and Jerusalem. It was amazing what God did for His people! King Jehoshaphat proclaims a fast to all the land and God begins to work in a way that only He can. Fasting still works! Fasting will allow you to see God move in ways beyond what you can imagine and sometimes sooner than later. Stand ye still; What does that mean? To plainly put it, it means, DO NOT MOVE! God controls all things, don’t doubt what He is doing, don’t fear, don’t worry! Philippians 4:6 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Verse 18 from the main text shows us that Jehoshaphat did exactly that! “And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.” If you go back and read all of chapter 20 you will see a great victory. As the enemy approaches, the Bible says, God set ambushments against them. The inhabitants of mount Seir was also connected with Moab and Ammon, but at the ambushments, they all started killing each other. As Judah approaches a watchtower in the wilderness they come to find that all the enemies were laying dead. Talk about a move of God! For three days they gathered the spoil(goods or possesions) from the enemies. They never had to fight the battle, God did it all! Whatever situation your in today, try to remember that God controls it all, don’t take matters into your hands, stand still, and let God move!
Memory Verse Week 10/29/18
Philippians 4:6
“Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
