July Devotional
By Jeanine Michaels
Devotional
July 24, 2024
2 Chronicles 20:12- "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.”
Poll anyone in our country and ask them how they think we, as a nation, are doing. It doesn’t matter the political persuasion of whomever you ask, the answers will be the same. This country is in trouble. From our national debt to our national sin, removing God, prayer and the Bible from almost every vestige of our society, the lack of common sense, and the lunacy of the hills people choose to die on, one thing is clear. We NEED Jesus!
In 2 Chronicles 20, we find this gem of a verse that may be something to memorize. You see, the people of Judah were in a bad situation. They were embroiled in a war with many enemies joining forces to come against them. In verse 3, Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all the land. They were about to be dispossessed from the land. Jehoshaphat prays a beautiful prayer (Check out 2 Chronicles 20 to read more.) And he ends his prayer by acknowledging a very simple, yet profound, fact. We have no power against this multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do… Does this not summarize how we feel so much of the time?! A multitude comes against us daily. We don’t know what to do.
But our eyes are upon You. This is the answer. This is the brilliant solution! All we have to do is keep our eyes on Jesus! He is our shield and defense. He is our rock and our mighty fortress. And best of all, He is our deliverer.
Do you remember the story of Peter walking on the water with Jesus? Peter had to learn this same principle when he stepped out of the boat. All he had to do was keep his eyes upon His Savior. He didn’t know what to do. So, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” No time for an eloquent prayer. If he had only kept his eyes on Jesus instead of allowing his circumstances to distract him, he could have walked on the water a little longer. Where are your eyes focused? Friend, keep them upon the Lord! Especially when we don’t know what to do.
Devotional
July 24, 2024
2 Chronicles 20:12- "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.”
Poll anyone in our country and ask them how they think we, as a nation, are doing. It doesn’t matter the political persuasion of whomever you ask, the answers will be the same. This country is in trouble. From our national debt to our national sin, removing God, prayer and the Bible from almost every vestige of our society, the lack of common sense, and the lunacy of the hills people choose to die on, one thing is clear. We NEED Jesus!
In 2 Chronicles 20, we find this gem of a verse that may be something to memorize. You see, the people of Judah were in a bad situation. They were embroiled in a war with many enemies joining forces to come against them. In verse 3, Jehoshaphat feared and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all the land. They were about to be dispossessed from the land. Jehoshaphat prays a beautiful prayer (Check out 2 Chronicles 20 to read more.) And he ends his prayer by acknowledging a very simple, yet profound, fact. We have no power against this multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do… Does this not summarize how we feel so much of the time?! A multitude comes against us daily. We don’t know what to do.
But our eyes are upon You. This is the answer. This is the brilliant solution! All we have to do is keep our eyes on Jesus! He is our shield and defense. He is our rock and our mighty fortress. And best of all, He is our deliverer.
Do you remember the story of Peter walking on the water with Jesus? Peter had to learn this same principle when he stepped out of the boat. All he had to do was keep his eyes upon His Savior. He didn’t know what to do. So, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” No time for an eloquent prayer. If he had only kept his eyes on Jesus instead of allowing his circumstances to distract him, he could have walked on the water a little longer. Where are your eyes focused? Friend, keep them upon the Lord! Especially when we don’t know what to do.