Fighting An Uphill Battle
By Mark Flippo
2 Chronicles 20:21-22
God answered Jehoshaphat with courage-giving words and His response can encourage us, too. He tells the King to go and fight his enemies. And as the people prepare to go, Jehoshaphat does something interesting. He doesn’t put the warriors at the front. He puts the singers. 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.
We are warriors for Christ! It is not on the battlefields of earth.
We fight spiritual battles against:
Ephesians 6 MSG
11-So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. 12-This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels. 13-Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. 14-Truth, righteousness, 15-peace, 16-faith, 17-and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon.
He has given you everything you need for the battles you must fight! Fight on Saints of God!
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By Mark Flippo
2 Chronicles 20:21-22
God answered Jehoshaphat with courage-giving words and His response can encourage us, too. He tells the King to go and fight his enemies. And as the people prepare to go, Jehoshaphat does something interesting. He doesn’t put the warriors at the front. He puts the singers. 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.
We are warriors for Christ! It is not on the battlefields of earth.
We fight spiritual battles against:
Ephesians 6 MSG
11-So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. 12-This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels. 13-Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. 14-Truth, righteousness, 15-peace, 16-faith, 17-and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon.
He has given you everything you need for the battles you must fight! Fight on Saints of God!
http://moderndayparablesrcf.com