Subdued or Victorious?
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The Kingdom of Judah was ruled by Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. The Priests and Levites left Jeroboam, as they were rejected, and they went to be with Rehoboam. But Rehoboam did evil, as he forsook the law of the Lord and transgressed. He did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. After Rehoboam died, Abijah was made King. He was reminding the enemy about the Covenant of salt that God made with the house of David forever.
The enemy was not bothered when they were reminded about the covenant God made with the house of David. Despite the people of Israel being asked not to fight against the Lord God of their fathers, against whom they could not prosper, they went ahead. They set an ambush behind and in front of Judah. But the men of Judah cried out to the Lord and their priests sounded the trumpets. The men shouted and, as they did, God struck their enemy.
What do we do when the enemy comes in like a flood or sets an ambush behind and in the front?
Do we cry out to the Lord for help or cry out to man for help? Do we shout praises to our God for the battle belongs to the Lord?
On this occasion people of Judah prevailed and were victorious because they relied on the Lord.
Whom do I tend to rely on when the going gets tough, or when surrounded by the enemy on all sides? “When the going gets tough it is the tough that keep going,” said John C Maxwell.
Last year, we found ourselves in a situation where we felt trapped. We tried calling up all our known sources for help. We eventually prayed asking God not to allow us to talk to men who would worsen the matter, rather to give us divine wisdom and angelic help. After crying out to God every morning in our time of prayer together, we experienced God bringing the right people across our path. After forty days of battling with the issue that we found ourselves in, we found a tiny ray of hope. We could shout out: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will trust in the name of the Lord.”
We pray now that the enemy will not regain strength ever again to subdue us, knowing that the Lord fights on our behalf.
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