Seven Things God says to you in the Battle
Sermon Outline
Text - 2 Chronicles 20:14 – 20
14 ¶ Then 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, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
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.
1. Do not fear!
vs. 15 “…Be not afraid…”
This is God speaking
• 385 times in the King James Version of the Bible was the word "Fear" mentioned
• 62 times the Bible says, “Fear not”
• 26 times the KJV makes reference to “Be not afraid”
Fear will never change your circumstances.
FEAR TOLERATED IS FAITH CONTAMINATED
Fear will never conquer the enemy.
God speaks to his children over and over again in the Word and He says:
Isa 41:10 Fear not for I am with you
Isa 41:13 Fear not for I will help you
Isa 43:1 Fear not for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Luke 12:7 Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
2. Do not be dismayed!
vs. 15 “…nor dismayed…”
This word God is speaking to us when we are in the midst of the battle means:
Don’t be stressed out, don’t be distraught, don’t be in tears, don’t be troubled, and don’t be concerned!
Isa 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
3. The battle isn’t yours!
vs. 15 “…for the battle isn’t yours, but mine.”
Little shepherd boy David knew this and said in 1 Samuel 17:47 “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.”
4. Position yourself!
vs. 17 “…Set yourself…”
• Where is our position?
• Where should we be positioning ourselves?
• We should be headed straight at the enemy’s location.
• We should take our place on the front line.
Vs. 17 tells us if and when we take our place on the front line that we will not need to fight in this battle.
5. Remain in your position!
vs. 17 “…stand still…”
If you leave the fight, if you leave your position, you will never see or taste the victory.
When you have done all... Ephesians 6 says, STAND!
6. Watch God Work!
vs. 17 “…and see the salvation of the Lord…”
Miracles will begin to happen.
God is working on your behalf.
We won’t have to talk about the work God used to do.
But what He is doing.
7. Face the enemy with confidence!
vs. 17 “…tomorrow go out against them; for the Lord will be with you.”
We shouldn’t be cocky or arrogant, but we can be confident and sure.
Why? Because He is with you.
What do you mean? God believes His word more than you and I do. When He speaks it He believes it.
Example….Tell your kids to go to bed, they don’t, why.
Because they don’t believe your word as much as you do.
God speaks to us prophetically these 7 things in the midst of our battles….
He believes them.
Why don’t we?
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