Hosannah!
Thank you for the Palm Sunday greeting.
A wise Bible teacher once said, Sooner or later God will bring self-sufficient people to the place where they have no resource but Himno strength, no answers, nothing but Him. Without Gods help, theyre sunk.
He then told of a despairing man who confessed to his pastor, My life is really in bad shape. How bad? the pastor inquired. Burying his head in his hands, he moaned, Ill tell you how badall Ive got left is God. The pastors face lit up. Im happy to assure you that a person with nothing left but God has more than enough for great victory!
In todays Bible reading, the people of Judah were also in trouble. They admitted their lack of power and wisdom to conquer their foes. All they had left was God! But King Jehoshaphat and the people saw this as reason for hope, not despair. Our eyes are upon You, they declared to God (2 Chron. 20:12). And their hope was not disappointed as He fulfilled His promise: The battle is not yours, but Gods (v.15).
Are you in a position where all self-sufficiency is gone? As you turn your eyes on the Lord and put your hope in Him, you have Gods reassuring promise that you need nothing more.