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GOOD NEWS from May 15’s Bible Reading Plan passages:
It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from Syria; and they are in Hazazon Tamar” (which is En Gedi).”

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah gathered together to ask help from the LORD; and from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, and said:

“O LORD God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? Are You not our God, who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham Your friend forever? And they dwell in it, and have built You a sanctuary in it for Your name, saying, ‘If disaster comes upon us—sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this temple and in Your presence (for Your name is in this temple), and cry out to You in our affliction, and You will hear and save.’

“And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them— here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the LORD.  2 Chronicles 20:1-13 NKJV

Are you or your family or the church you attend facing an overwhelming challenge? Follow the steps which good King Jehoshaphat followed. Notice the steps the king followed. First, he “feared” (fully understood the seriousness of the challenge.) Second, he “set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast” (changed the course of his life for awhile so that seeking the Lord was more central to daily life). Third, he gathered the people to ask the Lord for help (basically had an extended prayer meeting). Fourth, he prayed not mindlessly but intelligently. In other words, rather than just repeat “Lord, help me, Lord, help me,” he reasoned with his Heavenly Father. And as you read the rest of the chapter, which you can do by clicking here, you’ll see how the Lord responded with awesome power. -- Pastor Maylan  For more Bible advice about how to pray, click here.

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