242. The Lord Helps
2 Chronicles 18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God moved them to depart from him.
Jehoshaphat and Ahab agreed that Jehoshaphat would wear king’s robes into battle with Syria, while Ahab disguised himself. The enemy saw the king and attempted to kill him. But when Jehoshaphat cried out to the Lord He helped him. Then inexplicably the enemy army moved away from him. God promises to help us when we cry out to the Lord for help. God may do some mysterious things to move our enemies away from us. This is one of the ways God protects His children, especially those who pray and seek God’s help to defend us from our spiritual enemies.
The Enemy at times seems to surround and overwhelm us, but we have an unseen Helper. We don’t even see the Enemy, much less our Helper. How many times have angels and demons fought each other to attack or defend us? And we didn’t know it. But we do know that the Lord hears our cries for help, and He promises to come to our aid. Sometimes we see the miracles, but more often we don’t even see how we have been protected. So we have this promise so that we may believe God even though we do not see the help that comes. We trust God to move our spiritual enemies out of the way, according to His promise. Who can understand God’s ways? Faith does not explain it; it just trusts.