2 Chronicles 20:3-4 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
A great multitude of the enemy was coming against Judah and Jehoshaphat, so much so that he was afraid of the approaching large army. His response to this serious threat was to set himself to seek the Lord. Fear of the great multitude against him moved him to seek the Lord and ask for the Lord’s help. His faithful leadership was so strong that he led all of the kingdom to pray and seek the Lord for help. He did not just wring his hands in despair and defeat; instead, he prayed.
In response to his believing prayer, the Lord fought the battle while Judah’s army saw the dead bodies of the enemy army. The Lord gave a great victory after the prayers and praises of Jehoshaphat and the people.
There are times in our life when it feels like a great enemy army is against us and the world threatens to crush us. Then we respond by turning to the Lord and seeking His presence and help in time of need. “Ask, seek, and knock.” Seek first the kingdom.” We are tempted to seek answers to our problems from others sources, but the first place we turn to is to the Lord. The devil, the world, and our flesh are always against us, and when it seems overwhelming we set ourselves to seek the Lord.