Knowing What To Do

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28

Cultural rebels have always waved the “Me against the World” banner. It’s one thing to choose to stand alone, but entirely another thing to find yourself standing alone when it is none of your doing. That’s what happened to one of the kings of Israel. He stood before God, then stood against his enemy. His solution is worth imitating today.

Jehoshaphat was a godly king of Judah. When word came to him that the armies of Moab, Ammon, and Edom were coming to attack Judah, he was humanly helpless. Judah had no military resources sufficient to repel such an invasion. He gathered the people of Judah and led them in prayer in the Temple, concluding with these famous words: “We [don’t] know what to do, but our eyes are upon You” (2 Chronicles 20:12). In answer to Jehoshaphat’s prayer, a prophet of the Lord brought a word from God (2 Chronicles 20:15): “Do not be afraid . . . for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” The next day, God gave them victory when the invading forces turned on each other. The next time you don’t know what to do, pray Jehoshaphat’s prayer to God: “My eyes are on You.”

Focus your eyes on the Solution instead of the problem.

Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re holding on to.

ANONYMOUS