Take Your Position!

“I have been driven to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” – Abraham Lincoln

One of my favorite stories in the OT is of King Jehoshaphat and his battle against the Moabites and Ammonites. He knew that Judah did not have the power to battle the great multitude that was coming against them. So, he had all of Judah fast and pray. In 2 Chronicles 20:17-18, the Lord spoke and said, “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you. Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD.”

The next day, they did according to the guidance, and Jehoshaphat sent the singers ahead of the army. When they began to sing praises to God, the Lord confused the Ammonites and Moabites and they killed each other. When Jehoshaphat's army reached the battlefield, there was not one survivor.

The one thing I love the most is that the Lord said take up your positions, and Jehosophat and all of Judah fell to the ground in worship. Is that not the position we should take? The battle is the Lord’s, and what we need to do is to trust and believe his promises in the face of hopelessness and what seem to be impossibilities. We need to learn to give praise and glory to God in the face of every obstacle even before we see the victory.

“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.” – Psalm 95:6-7

POSITION yourself for victory!