Wednesday... We are not in this alone . . .

Wednesday... We are not in this alone. Somehow we need to come to realize that this is true. We are not alone.

Back in 2 Chronicles in chapter 32, King Sennacherib invaded Judah and made his way with his army to destroy Jerusalem and the people there were afraid. So King Hezekiah, the king of Judah encouraged them by saying in verses 7 & 8, "Be strong and courageous! Don't be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria or his might army, for there is a power far greater on our side! He may have a great army, but they are merely men." And here it is. This is true of us too. "We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!" And of course those "words greatly encouraged the people."

Is that what you needed to hear today? Is it? The Amplified Bible says, "With him there is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles."

I also read this this morning. Psalm 47:1-3 (AMP) says, "O clap your hands all you people; Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy. For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience]; He is a great King over all the earth. He subdues people under us and nations under our feet." And if this is true then why are we so afraid, so discouraged? That is a great question.

By the way, God took care of the army of Assyria and He will do the same with whatever you are facing today. You are not alone! "We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!" God is on your side! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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