Make it About God

 Scripture:

“Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God, “O Lord, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O Lord, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!””  ‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭14‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

In this passage, Asa was king of Judah and an Ethiopian came with a one million man army (The Hebrew says, a thousand thousands) against them. Asa had an army of 300,000. His army was less than 1/3 of the Ethiopian army, but his God was bigger than the gods of the Ethiopians. Asa saw this as a confrontation of Ethiopia’s men and his God. He said, “do not let mere men prevail against you.”

Application:

When we live for the glory of God, He will step in an fight for us. When we live for our own desires and plans, we can’t expect Him to step in and rescue us. When we make the situation about God, He steps in. God defends His people, but He also defends His own reputation. When Elijah called down fire from heaven it was so the people would see He was God and would follow Him. When we make it about God and not us, He will fight our battles.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, You are awesome in power and glorious. You are my strength and shield. You are my protector and defender. Help me to live to lift up Your name. Let Your name be exalted in everything I do. Let Your name be praised in all I do. Let Your glory be the reason of my life. Work in my life, family, church, and region, that Your name may be lifted high.

Yours,

Jeff