2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
While Jehoshaphat and Judah were threatened by a great enemy, Jehoshaphat prayed. The Lord responded by sending Jehaziel to come in the Spirit the Lord to speak for the Lord to the king and all Judah. The Lord said, Be not afraid nor dismayed because of this big problem you see before you. Jehoshaphat responded to God’s word and promise with hope and courage. He listened and was not afraid. He learned to look to the Lord and not at what his eyes saw in the world. He believed God’s Word: “This is My problem, not yours. The battle belongs to Me, just as you belong to Me.” The battle went forward, and the Lord sent ambushments and produced a great victory, while the army did nothing but watch.
Let this story be an encouraging example to us when a multitude of enemy problems overwhelms us. When we look at world around us and the sin within us we will become frightened and discouraged, but when our eyes are on Him we are not afraid nor dismayed. When we pray and trust the Lord Jesus Christ instead of looking at the problem we take heart and are not afraid. We believe that, since Jesus came into our life, we have a big God who is on our side fighting the battles, trials, struggles, problems, and obstacles that the Enemy throws at us, and behold, we are longer afraid, worried, troubled, defeated, depressed, or discouraged. Jesus utterly defeated the Enemy. When He says, “Fear not,” we don’t.