Treasured Truth

Pastor Ford reminds us today we have to believe that where God leads, God feeds.  And where God guides, He provides. We have to believe that when God directs, He always protects. Hear more about these important reminders on today’s Treasured Truth.

Sometimes, when we realize that our opportunity is disguised as opposition, we need to change our plans.  But many of us aren’t willing to do that, so we end up succumbing to the opposition instead of finding the opportunity.

When we feel like our back is up against the wall, we ought to be expecting the fruitful provision from God, even though it doesn’t look like it’s possible for Him to provide in the midst of our problems. And, even though we don’t understand what’s going on and we don’t really like it, we ought to be expecting God to provide for us.

In 2 Chronicles 20, the children of Israel praised God in the midst of the battle and they praised God after the battle was over.  What we can learn from them is that in the midst of whatever is going on, we ought to be those who can say, “I don’t care what’s going on in my life, it’s not going to stop me from praising the Lord!”

Today, we’ll continue to study 2 Chronicles 20 and see how King Jehopshaphat led the army of Judah into battle praising the Lord.  And we’ll discover how that action on their part completely changed the outcome of the battle.  Because sometimes we can think that our problems are too big, when the real issue is, our praise is actually too small.

In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat and the army of Judah were in a predicament.  They were besieged, and in addition to being severely outnumbered, they didn’t have enough weapons.  They didn’t have the right resources and they didn’t even really have the guts to stand up to their enemies.  But they realized that God was going to be there, because they knew that battle is the Lord’s.  So they chose to praise the Lord, instead of fearing their circumstances.

When confronted with enemies on every side, King Jehoshaphat and the army of Judah received a promise and instructions from God.  And even though their back was up against a wall, and it seemed like their situation was hopeless, they chose to act in faith and believe that God was telling them the truth and that their circumstances were telling them a lie.

Satan will often use opposition to discourage belivers.  But opposition is just opportunity that is cleverly disguised.  We’ll see today how the Apostle Paul realized that his opportunity was designed as opposition so he would become discouraged.  And we’ll see how to combat that same strategy that Satan tries to use against us.

As we continue to study in the book of 2 Chronicles, we’ll see how God gives King Jehoshaphat and the army of Judah a promise.  Pastor Ford explains that God did that because they needed to understand what He was going to do in the midst of their current circumstance. He wanted to change their outlook, by telling them their outcome.

Do you only see the trials and the tragedies around you, or do you also see the Lord?  Do you see the providential hand of God working in your life?  If not, then you’ll want to listen as Pastor Ford reminds us today of how we can trust God when we feel like our back is up against the wall.