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Honey From The Rock
Psalm 81:16

"Sweet Stuff From God's Word"

A daily Bible study with Victor Knowles
Copyright 2007

"Our Eyes Are Upon You"

This entry was posted on 09-17-2006 and is filed under Devotional.

"O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You " (2 Chronicles 20:12 NKJV).

My friend Joe Garman calls this prayer of Jehoshaphat "the greatest prayer in the Old Testament." Judah was surrounded by a coalition of armies from Moab, Ammon, and Mount Seir. Jehoshaphat knew that Judah's only hope was in God. So he prayed this mighty prayer (read it in its entirety in vs. 5-12).

Things haven't changed all that much. Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has been under seige from terrorists (from the line of the same people who were terrorizing Judah). They are set upon the destruction of Israel and would seek to kill as many of us as they can. While remaining vigilant at all times, we should also pray the prayer of Jehoshaphat and keep our eyes fixed permanently on the One who rules over all the kingdoms of the nations, in Whose hand is awesome power and might (v. 6).

Prayer: O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.