2 Chronicles 20:12, ‘..For we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee..’

DAILY READING Luke 1:26-56; Ezekiel 34; Isaiah 58

In one of the greatest military raids in history, the U.S. Army rescued 2,121 people from the Los Banos prison camp in the Philippines.
During World War 2, Japan held captive many foreigners in the Los Banos prison camp. Among these were nine Assemblies of God missionaries and their children.
In the midst of their sufferings in the prison, these missionaries kept their hope in God. They prayed and praised God believing Him for a miraculous rescue out of their predicament.

In February 1942, an order came from the Japanese government that all the prisoners in the camp should be killed. The Japanese military planned to carry out the execution on Friday February 23, 1942.
The day before the massacre, the Machine guns were made ready to shoot the prisoners at exactly 7a.m of the next day.
To the missionaries and their families, it indeed seemed as if all hope was lost. However they still kept their eyes upon God.
Then as the next morning dawned, with only two minutes left to the execution, a miracle suddenly happened!
At exactly 6:58am, American planes began to fly over the prison camp and American paratroopers began dropping from the sky.
As the American soldiers engaged the Japanese military in battle, a fleet of American amphibian tractors —vehicles that can travel through land and water— burst into the camp and the prisoners were quickly ushered into these vehicles.
These amphibian tractors avoided the road and rather drove across the fields to a lake, where they made their way across the water. They dropped the prisoners on the other shore, from where they were evacuated to safety.
The Missionaries were indeed amazed at God’s amazing deliverance! All the 2,121 prisoners were rescued and no single life was lost. Though the American military had estimated that they would be able to rescue only about 80 percent of the prisoners, God surpassed their expectations and they rescued 100 percent of them.

Indeed God will always make a way of escape for those who trust in Him.
There is no mountain that God cannot level, no sea that He cannot dry up, and no Jordan that cannot be driven back for our sakes.
There is no situation, no matter how desperate, that God cannot handle in our lives. Therefore, any time you feel surrounded or overwhelmed, instead of panicking, keep your eyes on God and keep hoping in His Word.

In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat was surrounded by mightier armies. And it looked like there was no way of escape. In 2 Chronicles 20:12, he prayed ‘We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you’.

God responded by telling them that they did not need to fight in the battle. What they needed to do was to set themselves and stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.

And so they set themselves by organizing a praise warfare!
The army stepped back and the singers and instrumentalists went ahead. King Jehoshaphat took the rear and allowed God to take the lead. As they gave God the first place, He took over their battle and won the victory for them.
When you have no might against the things coming against you, invite God into that situation through praising Him in the midst of the difficulties.
No battle or challenge you face is ever beyond what God can handle. Just make up your mind to give Him worthy praise and you will see His amazing wonders. Indeed God is fearful in praises and when we engage His presence in battle through praises, we will see the eruption of miracles, signs and wonders.

PRAYER: Lord, I know that You are more than able to handle whatever comes my way. As I praise You today, I thank You for showing up and showing me Your miracles, signs and wonders in Jesus Name.

QUOTE
When you praise God despite your situation power is released for a raise. WORDBITE 222