Seeks help from God
14 In righteousness you will be established:
Tyranny will be far from you;
you will have nothing to fear.
Terror will be far removed;
it will not come near you.
15 If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
whoever attacks you will surrender to you.
16 “See, it is I who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;
17 no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord. (Isa. 54:14-17, NKJV)
Where do you go for help in times of trouble?
If the Lord will fight your battles, then you must earnestly seek his help in prayer,with brokenness and contrition. Seeking God’s help entails more than simply asking for assistance; it involves surrendering to His divine strategy. Some of us already know how we want the issue solved. Seek help but yield to the instructions of God.
Consider the story of Jehoshaphat in 2nd Chronicles 20:14-17.
14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 15 And he said, “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. 16 Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. 17 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.”
Jehoshaphat did not devise his own plans or seek alliances. Instead, he humbly knelt before God, and acknowledged his helplessness.
In response, God not only claimed Jehoshaphat’s battle as His own but also provided a divine strategy for victory.
You see, there are prayers you pray from a point of fear and ‘smallness. However, there are prayers you make in boldness because you know the Lord is contending with your enemies. In that place you pray for the Kingdom to come; for the agenda of God; and for nations to yield to the gospel.
May we, like Zerubbabel, experience the assurance that God owns our battles and provides divine solutions.
