2 Chronicles 14:11 And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, 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.
The Ethiopians were coming against Asa and Judah with an overwhelming force. Asa prayed to the Lord. He asked the Lord to help. He put his trust in the Lord. We are small and weak, but size doesn’t matter with our big God. In answer to his prayer of faith, the Lord smote the Ethiopians so that they fled. With God on our side fighting our enemies, solving our problems, and helping us in time of need we overcome impossible odds.
The key word in this response of prayer in time of need is rest. Prayer and faith in the God who answers prayer brings us to a place of rest in Him. It is not easy to rest when troubles loom ahead of us, but with the help of God we can find rest in the midst of the storm. “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” This is the promise of Jesus. And He grants it.