" Our Eyes are Upon THEE ! "

 

2nd.Chronicles 20:5-13 "And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 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 ? 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 forever ? And they dwelt therein, and have built THEE a sanctuary therein for THY name, saying, 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.

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; behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of THY possession, which THOU hast given us to inherit. O our GOD, wilt THOU not judge them ? for we have not might against this great company that cometh against us: neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon THEE. And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."

     "Neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon THEE" -- these words of King Jehoshaphat in verse twelve came at a time of great crisis for himself as well as the people of Judah. Threatened by a coalition of enemies that had the power and numbers to destroy them, they truly did not know what to do. No escape was in sight. Yet even under these seemingly impossible circumstances, Jehoshaphat and the people did the right thing: They looked to the LORD. Rather than despairing, they went to the LORD in prayer, claiming HIS promises and resting in HIS provision (vv.5-9). They truly believed that their GOD would "hear and help" (v.9 pictured above).

     The perilous times in which we live (see pictured above) so often leave faithful believers today in a situation similar to that of our text. The need for wisdom, guidance, and strength is quite evident ! The enemies seem so strong and our own resources so small. The Israelites were facing dire circumstances. They had no might and were terribly outnumbered, and they were at a loss for any possible solutions, humanly speaking. But they took the correct course of action -- they looked to the LORD GOD, and HIS divine answer came.

     We in this age must learn to keep our eyes continually upon the LORD just as GOD's people under King Jehoshaphat did in their time of need. HE alone can give us victory over every enemy, even when "we have no might" (v.12 pictured at top of post). HE knows the future, and HIS will is perfect. We can trust HIS promises and have the peace that HE will lead us (Proverbs 3:5-6 pictured above) even though we may not know exactly what we are to do right now. Let us keep our eyes upon the LORD. HE will never fail us nor forsake us. MHR

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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