STAND STILL

STAND STILL

“Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat!  Thus says the LORD  to you:  ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s…You will not need to fight in this battle.  Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’  Do not fear or be dismayed, tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.” 2 Chronicles 20:15,17

Faced with a troubling report of an impending war, King Jehoshaphat set himself to seek the Lord and pray with hope before all the assembly of Judah.  It was then that the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel, who spoke the words of the Lord that we read in 2 Chronicles 20:15, 17.  On hearing these words of hope, all Judah humbled themselves before the Lord, bowing before Him and worshipping Him.

Today, the Lord is saying the same words to you in your situation.  Hope in Him, for He loves you!  You don’t have to live in fear and discouragement when you know that the battles are not yours, but the Lord’s.

Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.  The battle is His, and you will not need to fight in it.

What do you do when you don’t know what to do?  The best thing you can do is to stand still.  Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord in your situation.

. . . And as you center yourself, your thoughts, your beliefs, and your hopes on Him, He will lead you concerning what to do, just as He led Jehoshaphat to a triumphant victory over his enemies. 

                                                                                               Joseph Prince