Warring in Worship 

 MEMORY VERSE: As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. [2 Chronicles 20:22]

We’re talking today about worship as a tool for spritual warfare. And so we shall look at how God delivered Jehoshaphat the King of Judah and his people from the attack of their enermies.

2 Chronicles 20:1-30 

1  After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to make war on Jehoshaphat.

3  Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 4  The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.

18  Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice. 

20  Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” 

21  After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.” 

22  As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23  The men of Ammon and Moab rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 

24  When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped.

Somebody, you needs to ambush the enemy with praise today!  You are not going down!  You are headed up into victory!  You are not going to be taken out.  You are going to be taken into the protective arms of God!  Victory is yours!  Let your worship anchor you in victory this morning.

The enemy sought to break them, but God chose to make them into warriors through worship.

If we are going to win the spiritual battles we face, and every battle is a spiritual battle, we need to learn to war God’s way.  “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12

SAY THIS: I will always praise and worship the Lord for he is good and his love is endless.