Our Faith In God Is Steadfast!

2 Chronicles 20:20, “And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.”

The enemies of Judah rose up against her. Through prayer and supplication King Jehoshaphat and the people petitioned God for His intervention. They placed their faith in God and He came to their aid insuring them that “the battle is the Lord’s.” What they needed to do was follow His instructions. Their faith remained steadfast in the Lord God Jehovah and He delivered them without a single skirmish. The enemy destroyed themselves!

The future is uncertain but our faith is God is steadfast! Time is passing swiftly as all of creation is marching quickly into eternity and God’s judgment. What lies before us only our heavenly Father knows. God knows where He is going and where He wants to lead us. He knows what He desires to happen in our world today. Paul exhorted the Church to pray for all men everywhere that they might lead a peaceable life in godliness and honesty. God’s desire is for all men to be saved. “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth,” 1Timothy 2:4.

Every living soul is posed with the decision of whether to heed the leading of God or to choose the alternative. Many are struggling to define God’s purpose and will for today while others are literally giving their life’s blood in the name of Jesus. All over the world, every person has that choice and God’s Spirit is striving with us all. But, it shall not always be for the Bible says, “...My spirit shall not always strive with man...” Genesis 6:3.

God is dealing with all of us as individuals urging us to follow His path. For some, God will make His presence known in a very strong and profound manner. For others it may be less conspicuous. However, God will expose the entire world to His influence and every person will make the choice to follow or not. Thereby, we choose the course of our lives and the inevitable end of that choice.

The leaders of governments will make decisions today that will bring them and their system of government more inline with the justice and rule of God’s law or their decisions will put them in opposition to God. The Bible describes this as the spirit of “anti-Christ” and the leaders of nations are making that choice today. Thereby those choices will put them on an inevitable collision with the judgment of God. Many have already made their choice and are suffering and will continue to suffer the pains of Divine judgment.

Our heavenly Father knows the way that we should take. Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” We must walk close to Him so He may convey His direction to us. He will direct our steps if we will hear and obey His voice. John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” Our relationship must be such that we will hear and willingly consent to His guidance. He will lead us! He will be all that we need Him to be and Our Faith In God is Steadfast!!