LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
ARE YOUR EYES ON THE RIGHT PLACE?
9TH , AUGUST 2022
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Jeremiah 4-6
READ: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12
1 It came to pass after this also, that the
children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the
Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat,
saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this
side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to
seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask
help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the
Lord.
5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of
Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court,
6 And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not
thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen?
and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to
withstand thee?
7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the
inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of
Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a
sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword,
judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy
presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction,
then thou wilt hear and help.
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab
and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of
the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to
cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we
have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know
we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
MEMORISE:” O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for
we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither
know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.” -2 Chronicles 20:12
EXPOSITION
Have ever found yourself
in a big problem that you think is unsolvable, whether by yourself or any other
person; seeing yourself like a needle falling into the ocean? That was the
situation Jehoshaphat and Judah found themselves. Before they could prepare,
the enemies had reached Engedi, a Judas territory (v.2)! Terrible! How did
Jehoshaphat feel on hearing the news? *Feared!* (v.3) He was alarmed!
Naturally, anyone in such situations would be looking for solution from any of
the following 4 ways:
1. *Self:* You turn to yourself. Preparing pity-party table.
Poor me. This makes you depressed. The world teaches you to look you yourself
for solution and develop 'I can handle it mind-set, but when you are
disappointed, you get depressed further.
2. *Others:* People look to others for solution, particularly
when they are rich. But David warned against such (Psa.118v8-9). Disappointment
can ensue.
3. *The problem itself:* How about fixing your eyes on the
problem itself and believing it will go? This will make you paranoiac. You
hallucinate and see a problem that is real only to yourself. You become
problem-oriented. Peter's eyes were fixed on the storm and he began to sink
(Matt. 14v30).
4. *God:* Jehoshaphat said: *O our God, ...we have no power
against this great multitude ...nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are
upon You.* One, they had no weapon, no power, but they had God. Do you have
God? Secondly, focusing on God is what the Bible advocates from Genesis to
Revelation. God asked Abraham to focus on Him and not on problem. Same to
Moses, to Joshua, etc. and to you He says, *fix your eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of your faith* (Heb.12v2 NIV). *They looked to Him and were
radiant, and their faces were not ashamed* (Psa. 34v5).
PRAYER POINT:
1. Start praising God with the belief that you have
won that battle already.
2. Pray for faith not to look to self, others, or
your problems, but to the Lord in your time of trial.
3. Pray for CAC Odubanjo Region, our father in the
Lord, the superintendent, and its officers at the various levels, as led by the
Spirit of God.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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