2 Chronicles 20:17
“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.”

DAILY READING – Revelation 19; Isaiah 5-6; Psalm 109:20-31

On January 24, 1972, two hunters came across a man setting fishing traps in a river near Talofofo Falls in the island of Guam. The man was later identified as Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier who had been living in isolation in a self-made cave since World War II. He had no idea, when he was discovered that the war had ended decades ago.

Shoichi Yokoi was 26 years old when he was drafted into the Japanese Army in 1941 and sent to serve in Guam. At the time, the Japanese soldiers were taught that surrender was the worst possible fate for a soldier. So when U.S forces invaded Guam in 1944, Shoichi Yokoi and a number of other soldiers fled into the jungle to avoid surrendering and taken as prisoners of war.

For the next several years they lived in isolation in the forest, and made a shelter in a cave. They survived by eating animals, as well as fruits and nuts. As the years passed, his colleagues gradually died off and Shoichi Yokoi was left to live alone. In his memoirs, he wrote that he buried at least two of his comrades eight years before he was discovered.

His discovery on January 24, 1972 made headline news. Japanese government officials flew to Guam to help repatriate Shoichi Yokoi and he was flown back to his homeland, Japan, which he had not seen for nearly 30 years.

Amazingly, this man hid in the forest for 27 years because he had no idea that the war was over!
Likewise, spiritually, many people are living in fear and defeat because they have no idea that the battle is over.

Indeed, the battle is already over and won at Calvary. The warfare was accomplished over 2000 years ago. At the Cross, Jesus defeated the enemy and declared, ‘It is finished’.
Certainly, through the Blood of Jesus, it is finished with every battle in your life. It is finished with sicknesses, afflictions, addictions, poverty and every other harassment of the enemy. By the Blood of Jesus, you have the victory.

However, if a believer is isolated and separated from God’s Word, he will not know his battle is over. Many believers are still suffering in life because they lack the knowledge of their redemptive heritage. It is through understanding of God’s Word that we can live in the reality of the accomplished works of Christ and enforce His victory in our lives.

Spiritual ignorance robs people of their triumphant destiny. But through a close walk with God and understanding of His Word, we can live in dominion as overcomers.

In 2 Chronicles 20, when King Jehoshaphat was faced with a formidable military gang-up, he was afraid. However, when he took the time to seek God’s face, God told him that he did not need to fight in the battle. The battle was the Lord’s. Rather than fight, God asked Jehoshaphat and his army to switch to praise. And as they praised the Lord, He took over their battles and established their victory.

Likewise, the battle is not ours, it is the Lord’s.
Victory has been accomplished at the cross.
If you are faced with an intimidating situation today, simply engage God through praise and hand over your battles to Him. .
As you hold your peace and resort to praise, you will certainly see the salvation of the Lord.

PRAYER
Father, please grant me a renewed zeal and appetite for Your Word. Through faith in Your Word, I know I have certainly overcome the world. Indeed, through the power in Your Blood, my victory is established over every battle in Jesus’ Name.

QUOTE
For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.