And Asa cried out to the Lord his God, and said, “Lord, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You!” v.11
Read chapter 16
King Asa is the next king of Judah through the line of David. He's noted as a good king, right in the eyes of the Lord (v.2). As you compare his history recorded in the two accounts in scripture you'll notice that in 2 Chronicles he gets three chapters about him whereas in 1 Kings 15 he only gets fifteen verses. This story recorded here in 2 Chronicles 16 is only recorded here and not in 1 Kings. But oh what a wonderful record of Asa's faith in battle that no one else may have seen but the Lord God. An Ethiopian army of a million come up against king Asa and the people of Judah who number 280,000 - the odds are against them. Asa cries out to the Lord and the Lord strikes his enemies. I wonder if Asa thought of his father Abijah who we read about in the previous chapter when he was surrounded in battle and he cried out to the Lord and was saved. Like father like son seems like and what sweet confidence in God to pass on to your son. I like that we have the detail of Asa's cry to the Lord. It's one of humbleness and proclaiming God's greatness, that it's nothing for God to help whether few or many of the enemies at hand, when God's on our side we're never outnumbered. Asa's prayer may be few in words but it was real (probably didn't have much time either). How do you feel as a believer disproportionally in the world and how do or can you trust God on your side of the battle be it a simple honest prayer?
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