Sun.’s Devo - Spiritual Warfare

Read: 2 Chron. 19:1-20:37, Ro. 10:14-11:12, Ps. 21:1-13, Pro. 20:4-6 Yesterday, we read where Jehoshaphat went to battle with Ahab. Today, Hanani, the seer, meets him on his way home to rebuke him from having anything to do with Ahab. Ahab was married to Jezebel who together hated God. Jehoshaphat went back to Judah and turned them back to the Lord. He set judges and Levites in the land to judge them with the righteousness of God. After a while the great army of the Moabites and the Ammonites came against them. Jehoshaphat had the people meet before the temple to seek the Lord with him. Zechariah prophesied and told them not to be afraid because God was going to fight this battle for them. He told them exactly where the enemy would be and when they would be there. They went there just to observe what the Lord was going to do for them. When they arrived Jehoshaphat had the praise team sing and praise God. They watched as the enemy destroyed each other. Jehoshaphat’s men were left with the pleasure of picking up the spoil which was so abundant it took three days to gather it all. That is what spiritual warfare should look like. We hear the enemy coming. We take the report to God. We leave it there and walk in praise and watch as the Lord battles our enemies. Then we pick up the spoils and return rejoicing. In Romans, we read of the fate of the Jew. Because they did not receive Jesus they have been blinded so they won’t see, but there is always a remnant that is spared and one day they will have the blinders taken off their eyes and they will see. What a blessing the whole world will receive when they come in. This great awakening has already started. Lord, help us to know the times we live in and pray for the spiritual peace of Jerusalem.