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And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. II Chronicles 14:11
Today's message goes hand in hand with what we had dicussed couple of days ago: It is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord.
Just to give you a brief history, King Asa was the great grandson of King Solomon. Even before his time the tribes of Judah & Benjamin had separated from the rest of the ten tribes of Israel thus splitting Solomon's kingdom in to two - Israel & Judah. King Asa was the king of Judah.
I find it interesting that when we are introduced to a king in the books of Kings and Chronicles the first thing we hear about him, only next to his age is whether he was good in the sight of the Lord. So, right away we will know what to expect in the rest of his reign.
About King Asa it is mentioned that he did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 14:2). His reign was peaceful for about ten years. Then suddently the Cushites with their vast army came to battle against Asa and his men.
That's when King Asa lifted up this prayer: "LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee."
Though the words are few, it is a very powerful prayer as we can see that King Asa gets the victory he prayed for. He goes against the multitude in God's name and gives the victory back to God alone!
In whose name are we going against our "multitude"? In our names? In our family names? In a person's name? In whose name are we praying? Who gets the name and fame for our victory?
And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. II Chronicles 14:11
Today's message goes hand in hand with what we had dicussed couple of days ago: It is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord.
Just to give you a brief history, King Asa was the great grandson of King Solomon. Even before his time the tribes of Judah & Benjamin had separated from the rest of the ten tribes of Israel thus splitting Solomon's kingdom in to two - Israel & Judah. King Asa was the king of Judah.
I find it interesting that when we are introduced to a king in the books of Kings and Chronicles the first thing we hear about him, only next to his age is whether he was good in the sight of the Lord. So, right away we will know what to expect in the rest of his reign.
About King Asa it is mentioned that he did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 14:2). His reign was peaceful for about ten years. Then suddently the Cushites with their vast army came to battle against Asa and his men.
That's when King Asa lifted up this prayer: "LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee."
Though the words are few, it is a very powerful prayer as we can see that King Asa gets the victory he prayed for. He goes against the multitude in God's name and gives the victory back to God alone!
In whose name are we going against our "multitude"? In our names? In our family names? In a person's name? In whose name are we praying? Who gets the name and fame for our victory?
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