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- HEALING FOR THE HEART WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
- Vol. 1 Issue 4 February 10,1997
- Published by Healing Love Outreach Ministries, Inc.
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- *THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S*
- by Carrie Anderson
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- Scripture- II Chronicles 20:1,3 says "It came to pass after this also,
- that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them
- other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. And
- Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a
- fast throughout all Judah."
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- How do you handle an invasion? Satan is in the business of bringing
- invasions into our lives. 1 Peter 5:8 says that he goes about as a
- roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. The news of the invasion
- was disturbing to Jehoshapat, yet he didn't lose focus of where his
- help came from. He decided to seek the Lord. This is our first step
- in dealing with the invasion of Satan. We should turn our focus on
- the Lord because He is the source of our help.
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- God has blessed us with the examples in scripture so we can
- know how to deal with problems in this life. In v. 12 of
- II Chronicles the king is praying because he doesn't know what
- to do, but their eyes were on the Lord. Their answer to the
- invasion was, and is our answer. In v. 22 they began to praise
- the Lord, with thanksgiving. You see, we wrestle not against flesh
- and blood, but against spiritual wickedness in high places.
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- Praise is the weapon of warfare in the spirit world. When the singers
- praised God, the Lord set ambushments against the enemy. He will do
- the same for you today. God is ready to fight your battle. When the
- invasion comes, make it your priority to stand still and give
- thanksgiving to God. Then you will see His great salvation... for the
- battle is the Lord's.
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- EDITOR: Dominica Anderson (dominica@hlom.org)
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Carrie Anderson (cbander@hlom.org)
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- These devotionals are taken from Healing for the Heart Radio Broadcast
- which can be heard on KHJ 100.3 FM (Muskogee, OK) at 8:15 a.m. M-F
- If you don't live in the Oklahoma area, you can hear a broadcast by
- going to http://hlom.org/audio.html
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- Copyright 1997 by Healing Love Outreach Ministries, Inc.
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