January 24: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12
The Prayer (verses 5-12)
Remembering WHO GOD IS (verses 5-6)
Prayer always begins with a focus on God’s character (e.g., The Lord’s Prayer). Remembering Who He is reminds us that He is greater than any circumstance we will ever face. Has this emphasis made an impression on you?
It’s important to remember who God is. We don’t tell God who He is so He will know. He already knows who He is. We tell Him because He delights in hearing us acknowledge who He is. We also remind ourselves of who He is. And I confess that I need that reminder. It’s easy in the challenges of life to get our eyes focused on the situation and off the Savior. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and think that there is no way out. In these times of distress, we need to remember that we serve the God of the impossible, the all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present God. Our God is bigger than any problem, any circumstance, any difficulty we may face.
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.” (Proverbs 18:10, ESV)
Jehoshaphat remembers who God is:
- LORD—Yahweh—the self-existent, covenant-keeping God
- God of our fathers—the God who has been with us in the past
- God in the heavens—Who rules from His heavenly throne
- Ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations—even these kingdoms who are coming against us
- Power and might are in Thy hand—all powerful; Lord, we know nothing is impossible with You.
- No one can stand against Thee—“If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
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