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Worship in the Battles of Life

"Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice." 2 Chronicles 20:18-19

Judah was being invaded. The king did not have an army big enough to stop the vast army coming against them. Did he have a meeting of the generals? No. Did he send envoys to neighboring kings for help? No. Did he do a national call to arms? No. So, what did he do? He led the people in worship and prayer. Deep humility. And as they prayed and worshipped, the Spirit of the Lord came on one of the men and he gave a word of prophesy to the king and the people. He reminded them that the battle was not theirs, but the Lord’s. So, they went into battle by faith the next day, continuing to worship by sending the choir out in front. And the Lord delivered them.

How do you handle the battles of life? Do you call someone? Do you take action to strengthen your position? Or do you worship and pray and take your battle to the Lord? Since our lives are in His hands, the battles of life are His and not ours. And we can trust Him to deliver us just as He did Jehoshaphat and the people.

 Prayer Focus: Lord, help us today to humbly worship You and pray to You when the times of battle come for us. By your Spirit, speak to us and give us guidance and open our eyes to your deliverance. We pray in the Name of our Overcomer, Jesus Christ.

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