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True Help
Psalm 124:2-3&6 “What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive when they became angry with us… Our help came from the Lord, the one who made heaven and earth!” (ERV)
Jehoshaphat prayed and God responded in 2 Chronicles 20:15 “… “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you:
On God, Nothing Else
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
When you need to turn the tide the first thing you do is Tune In To God. The second thing you do is Pray. When you need to turn the tide, the third thing you do is Admit You Need Help.
Recall
1 Samuel 17:36-37 “I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
You cannot afford to have the memory of a goldfish in your walk with God. God has a track record of faithfulness and that is what David was saying. “He is the same God who through me
Pray!
2 Chronicles 20:6 “Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.” (NIV, emphasis added).
When we look at this passage of Scripture, it seems Jehoshaphat is reminding God of who He is. But actually, Jehoshaphat was reminding himself about who God is by telling God who He is.
Tune In & Pray
2 Chronicles 20:3-4 “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord…” (NIV, emphasis added).
Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord. Jehoshaphat made up his mind to inquire of the Lord. You need to make up your mind to tune in to God. Enough of being wishy-washy.
Tune In
2 Chronicles 20:1 “After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.” (NIV)
When you read 2 Chronicles 20 (please read), you see that the tide was against Jehoshaphat and the children of Israel. They needed a miracle. Do you need a miracle?
Your Choice
Psalm 16:5 “My choice is you, God, first and only. And now I find I’m your choice!” (MSG)
When you say to God, “Here I am. I am available”, You Serve the Person You Never Thought You Could Serve. There is another side to this and that is there are some
To Serve
Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, ‘Whom can I send? Who will go for us?’ So I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’” (NCV, emphasis added).
When people hear God say, “Who shall we send? Who will go for us?” They enter into different modes. We looked at the evaluation mode and the study mode yesterday.
Send Me!
Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, ‘Whom can I send? Who will go for us?’ So I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’” (NCV, emphasis added).
This is actually the most popular “Here I Am”. When Isaiah heard God’s voice, he responded, “Here I am, send me.” The story of my conversion is from this story. Sometime in August 1995,
The Paradox
Isaiah 6:5 “So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” (NKJV)
God already knows what is in our hearts. But God tests us to reveal what is in our hearts to us and sometimes to the people around us. God does not test us to grade us.
