The Power
to Help or Overthrow
“Even if you go and fight courageously
in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, because God has the power
to help or to overthrow.” 2 Chron. 25:8
God has the
power to help or to overthrow. This is
an impactful sentence and powerful truth.
King Amaziah of Judah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
despite a few bumps in the road. One of
those bumps occurred when he assembled a military force to prepare for
invasion. A man of God warned the king
with the verse above.
This is
guidance for us as we walk with the Lord.
It can happen so suddenly that we try something on our own and go
against what God has planned for us. How
many times have we asked God to bless our plan, rather than ask Him to reveal
His plan to us? We receive warnings –
even if we go ahead and continue in our ways that seem good to us, God will
overthrow us before the enemy. Our plans
will fail. They may last a bit and then
dwindle. But the plans of man have no
staying power. The plans and purposes of
God are eternal.
The good
news is that King Amaziah listened to the advice given and disbanded the
troops. Lord, help us to disband any
thoughts or plans that are not of You and be positioned to receive your help as
Your plans are revealed to us.
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