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ELAINE TAVOLACCI
Staten Island, NY
www.awordinseason.info
awordinseason@live.com
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT
MY EYES ARE ON YOU
October 15, 2015
There is a story in the book of 2 Chronicles chapter
20 about a righteous King named King Jehoshaphat. He received a report that
there was an army that was coming to wage war against him. As he stood up in
the assembly of the people of Judah and Jerusalem, he said to the Lord,
"Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you". He
reminded the Lord how He drove out the inhabitants of the land before His
people Israel, and was convinced that He will do it again. He said; "we will
stand in your presence before this temple that bears your name and will cry
out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us." He went on to
say (verse 12); For we have no power to face this vast army that is
attacking us. "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you."
The Holy Spirit is showing me that many of you are crying out in the same
way that King Jehoshaphat did. You are telling the Lord that you don't know
what to do as you see the armies of the enemy rising up against you from
every side. In the natural your situation seems impossible to overcome. Fear
has gripped your hearts and you are focusing on this ungodly intrusion. King
Jehoshaphat knew that he was not able to do accomplish this battle in his
own strength. As this vast army was coming to annihilate them, he did not
respond in panic or fear but as He inquired of the Lord through prayer, and
the Lord responded. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel and he said;
"This is what the Lord says: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of
this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's. He went on to say:
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm
and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not
be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord
will be with you.'"
The Lord says to you; do not be afraid, but
trust Me in all your circumstances. Trust Me with your life and as you do,
you will also see your enemies defeated. The powers of darkness will not
overtake you, and the life threatening situations will not take your life.
The financial situations that you are facing will not deplete you. As you
trust Me, you will come out victorious on every side says the Lord.
The scripture goes on to say, the next morning Jehoshaphat said to the
people: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe
His prophets, and you shall prosper. "He then appointed men to sing to the
Lord and to praise Him for the splendor of His holiness as they went out at
the head of the army, saying: Give thanks to the Lord, for His love endures
forever. As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against
their enemy, and they even turned against one another. Every one of them was
destroyed and not one escaped.
When Jehoshaphat and his people came
to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on
the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for
themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days
gathering the spoil because there was so much.
The Lord says; in
this same way, you will regain the territory that has been stolen from you,
as you simply trust Me. There is no need to fight in the natural but allow
Me to fight for you as you lift up your voice in praise. I will restore
everything that has been stolen and I will contend with those who have
contend with you. As you take up your petitions and stand firm, you will
also experience My victory and deliverance, says the Lord.
2
Chronicles 20:12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power
against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what
to do, but our eyes are upon You."
2 Chronicles 20:17 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."
2 Chronicles 20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem,
with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the
Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
__________________ Jane Greenstein
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