2 Chronicles 20:17 ‘Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.’

DAILY READING – – Revelation 16; Esther 9-10; Psalm 107:23-43

The story of Asia Bibi has been an item on international headlines for the past eight years. She is a Christian woman in Pakistan who was sentenced to death in 2010 on the false allegation of blasphemy. While working on a farm with moslem co-workers, she had fetched a bucket of water for them and then drank a cup of water from it. Her coworkers accused her of defiling the water by drinking from it. She was arrested on false allegations of blasphemy and sentenced to death. Her case became a test case for religious tolerance in Pakistan. It escalated to international headlines when two politicians were murdered for speaking out against the harsh blasphemy law and supporting her innocence. One of them was the governor of Punjab, who was shot dead by his own extremist bodyguard for lobbying for her release. Asia spent 8 years on death row, while Christians around the world kept praying for her. Finally, in October 2018, she was released. And though news of her release sparked a widespread riot in Pakistan, with help of Christian organizations she and her family were finally able to relocate to Canada this year, where currently they are being taken care of and protected by the Canadian government.
In Pakistan, a country of more than 200 million, where Christians make up only 1.59% of the population, it is indeed amazing that Asia and her family survived being killed. With the multitude of antagonism against her, and many calling for her death, her release from death row and eventual relocation to Canada, unharmed, is truly a miracle.
As a poor village farm laborer with no political clout, no education, no money, obviously Bibi had no might to face the battle that came against her. But somehow God arose and fought for her and gave her the victory.
In 2 Chronicles 20:12, Jehoshaphat was faced with a battle too great for him. He prayed “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You”
God’s answer to him was “Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 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:” (2 Chronicles 20:15, 17).
When Jehoshaphat and his army set themselves to praise God, though they faced enemies too strong for them, they experienced a divine turnaround. God turned their battlefield into the Valley of Berachah. Berachah means “blessings.” It was the name they gave the battlefield because it took them three days to gather all the spoils of war! God indeed does wonders in praises.

Therefore whatever may be facing you today, switch to praise and stand still and see the salvation of the Lord! Switch to praise and watch God win the victory for you. Indeed “If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” (Romans 8:31). Praise never loses a battle; As you engage in high praises to God every mockery against your life will be converted to victory. As you praise God in the midst of the challenge you shall experience a divine visitation that will put your expectations in your hand like a dream of the night. A new chapter will open up to you. What no one ever imagined could happen will take place in your life. Just like Abraham experienced a divine visitation by remaining strong in faith and giving glory to God; you too shall birth your prophetic Isaac. Indeed God is fearful in praises, doing wonders. And as you engage the weapon of high praises to secure God’s presence, you shall experience ‘fearful’ fulfilment of every prophetic word concerning you this year in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You in advance for giving me both ‘fearful’ and ‘tearful’ testimonies.  As I praise You today, I thank You for giving me a divine turnaround and granting me the victory in every battle in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222