And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever." Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. - 2 Chronicles 20:21-23
When King Jehoshaphat was surrounded and outnumbered by the enemies, the Lord told him to send people to the battle front to sing praises to the Lord. When the people were beginning to sing, the Lord deliver their enemies into their hands. The whole victory was orchestrated by the Lord. The people merely praised and worshiped Him!
in our flesh, we would have thought to strategize our battle plan to the finest details so that the ultimate victory would be ours. We would resort to all human efforts to make sure we came out victorious. We thought we were the ones to make things happen. It was all about us and none of God.
In our times, when we are faced with our enemies, the Lord wants us to praise and worship Him as well for He already has the answer to conquer our enemies. Be it a terminal illness, a huge debt, a broken relation, a failed business venture, or just to have good grades in examinations.
The good Lord already has all the answers to our every problem. He has already gone ahead of us to prepare the way for us. He will make sure we come out of the valley of the shadow of death victorious. Therefore, praise and worship the Lord for He has done all this at the cross some two thousand years ago.
At the cross, He had given His life for ours. He exchanged His life of righteousness for our lives of sin. At the cross, He bore all our punishment for our transgressions and sins so that we can go to the throne of grace boldly, anytime and anywhere. At the cross, He bore all our diseases and pains so that we can have robust health. At the cross, He was made poor so that we through His poverty shall be made rich. At the cross, our every need has been met by Lord Jesus. Behold Jesus and His finished work at the cross and the miracles that we are looking forward to will manifest in His perfect time!
It is all accomplished by Lord Jesus! We are the beneficiaries of His sacrifice. Indeed, praise and worship the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever! Hallelujah!
When King Jehoshaphat was surrounded and outnumbered by the enemies, the Lord told him to send people to the battle front to sing praises to the Lord. When the people were beginning to sing, the Lord deliver their enemies into their hands. The whole victory was orchestrated by the Lord. The people merely praised and worshiped Him!
in our flesh, we would have thought to strategize our battle plan to the finest details so that the ultimate victory would be ours. We would resort to all human efforts to make sure we came out victorious. We thought we were the ones to make things happen. It was all about us and none of God.
In our times, when we are faced with our enemies, the Lord wants us to praise and worship Him as well for He already has the answer to conquer our enemies. Be it a terminal illness, a huge debt, a broken relation, a failed business venture, or just to have good grades in examinations.
The good Lord already has all the answers to our every problem. He has already gone ahead of us to prepare the way for us. He will make sure we come out of the valley of the shadow of death victorious. Therefore, praise and worship the Lord for He has done all this at the cross some two thousand years ago.
At the cross, He had given His life for ours. He exchanged His life of righteousness for our lives of sin. At the cross, He bore all our punishment for our transgressions and sins so that we can go to the throne of grace boldly, anytime and anywhere. At the cross, He bore all our diseases and pains so that we can have robust health. At the cross, He was made poor so that we through His poverty shall be made rich. At the cross, our every need has been met by Lord Jesus. Behold Jesus and His finished work at the cross and the miracles that we are looking forward to will manifest in His perfect time!
It is all accomplished by Lord Jesus! We are the beneficiaries of His sacrifice. Indeed, praise and worship the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever! Hallelujah!
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