Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
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… But as a result, see how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. Have you ever felt like that was your prayer? God, I don't know if I've got what it takes to withstand this news that is coming at me. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. Can we just read that out loud together? We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. Let's read it again. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you. all the men of Judah with their wives and children and little ones stood there before the Lord then the spirit of the Lord came on Jehaziel who let's just skip down um was a descendant of Asaph and he stood in the assembly and he said listen King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem this is what the Lord says to you do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army for the battle is not yours but God's. …
And here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. Oh, our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us, nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon you. You ever been in a situation where you didn't know what to do? Way to go. So now all Judah with their little ones, their wives and their children stood before the Lord. Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jehaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jael, the son of Mataniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph in the midst of the assembly. I know this is long. Y'all just keep hanging with me for just a few more months. And he said, this is the priest talking now. Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem and you, King Jehoshaphat, thus says the Lord to you, do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours but God's. …
… been doing this a long time, God. Now I need you to do what you do, God. Here is the key phrase of 2 Chronicles 20, verse 12. He said, O our God, will you not judge them? These are enemies that are bigger than us. These are enemies that are positioned to kill us, and they are close by. They are already in En Gedi, a day's march away. So by this time tomorrow, they are going to overtake us. We do not have time to strategize. We do not have time to build up for this. Our enemies did not ask our permission or give us advance notice before they snuck up on us. This season of my life did not ask my permission before it came. It didn't even schedule itself on a chronos calendar. I didn't see this coming just out of nowhere. Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power. We don't have what it takes. We don't have what it takes. Do you feel that way today? …
… I just want to read a portion of verse 12. 2 Chronicles chapter 20, verse 12. this is a part of the prayer that King Jehoshaphat prayed. He's king of Israel. Jehoshaphat is king. And this is a portion of that prayer. He took over his king at the young age of 25, and he will reign for 35 years. And he was a good king. He followed in the steps of his father. His father was a good king. How many of you know your father makes a difference in the layout of your life? Amen. And it says he's praying, and I'm going to come back to this in a minute, and he's praying. And in verse 12, he says, oh, our God, will you not judge them? Back up. Let me stop for a second. Let me give you, I need to give you a little bit more background. Some surrounding nations have decided to attack Israel. It is the Ammonites, the Moabites. I'm not going to I'm going to resist the temptation of saying what I normally say and the Mount Seir these three nations have gotten together you know when people who don't like who don't like each other get together to come against you you know it's a major deal so these three nations didn't like each other but they came together to fight against Israel and And King Jehoshaphat is praying, and in verse 12 he says, Oh, our God, will you not judge them? …