Fri.’s Devo - The Victory is the Lord’s

Read: 2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37; Romans 10:14-11:12; Psalm 21:1-13; Proverbs 20:4-6
Jehoshaphat was sent Jehu the prophet to rebuke him for aligning with Israel because Israel did not love the Lord and were wicked. God did approve of his ridding the land of idols.
This must have turned Jehoshaphat around because he traveled his kingdom setting up just judges instructing them to fear God in all their decisions. In Jerusalem, he appointed the Levites to uphold the law of Moses and warn the people not to sin. He set Amariah, the chief priest over matters concerning the Lord, and Zebadiah to be the leader of the tribe of Judah and himself.
Once he had his government in place, the enemy came to make war with him. They came from near and far to fight him but in his fear, he called out to the Lord and proclaimed a fast. He stood up and proclaimed the goodness of God and praised His name to the people.
God gave a word through Hazazeal that they just needed to take the position of battle and watch because God was going to fight their battle for them. They sang and praised God all the way to their position of battle and as they were singing, the Lord sent ambushes and defeated their enemies. They destroyed one another. Jehoshaphat found everyone dead and carried off the plunder. They returned full of joy to Jerusalem and went straight to the temple to have a time of praise and worship. This caused the fear of the Lord to fall on the other countries and kingdoms of the earth and they left them alone.
At the end of Jehoshaphat’s life, the king of Israel asked him to join with him on a ship building venture. He agreed to invest with him but God was not pleased. He didn’t want him aligning with those that did wickedness so the ships wrecked and were never used to trade.
In Romans we read that the gospel was preached to the Israelites but not all of them believed. It had been prophesied that God would send his message to the ends of the earth and Israel would become envious of the Gentiles that sought the truth and found it.
God didn’t reject his people, most of them rejected him but he always had and will always have a remnant of Jewish believers hidden away. Since the nation rejected God, then he hardened their hearts making it hard for them to repent, but one day he will soften their hearts and they will return.
Our Psalm is a great one to claim over our nation and our president!
Lord, we trust in you to fight our battles for us. We will stand in the position of praise and will behold with our eyes the fall of your enemies. May Your name be exalted today!