Ambushed

2 Chronicles 20:20-22

And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lᴏʀᴅ your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.” And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lᴏʀᴅ and praise him in holy attire, as they went before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the Lᴏʀᴅ, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
And when they began to sing and praise, the Lᴏʀᴅ set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed. 

God’s course of victory is not always intuitive. The Jews are told to ‘believe in the Lᴏʀᴅ,’ to ‘believe His prophets’ and that they will be ‘established’ and ‘succeed’ in that belief of God’s provision. Sure, that makes good sense but then Jehoshaphat sends the singers out unarmed except for praise ahead of the army. That is a bold response to God!

“And when they began to sing and praise, the Lᴏʀᴅ set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed.”

God’s ‘ambush’ followed praise of Him and was not by military might but by God being acknowledged as Lᴏʀᴅ in the praise of who He is.

Belief followed by praise was God’s agency of routing out the enemy. Have you had that experience in your life? Have you given God opportunity to route your enemies through your belief and praise of Him for who He is in your relationship with Him? Give God the opportunity to ‘ambush’ the enemies of your life in Him.

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