Confide:
With FaithPart II
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said
unto you.
John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [this
Word is a person] was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without
him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh [Jesus Christ] and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only [KJV:begotten] Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Con - Fide = With faith
"We say we have faith but live without confidence”
We live as if we don’t know the God we serve.
2 Chronicles 20
The Story of the people of Judah under King Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon
1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war
against Jehoshaphat.
2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from
Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).
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.
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of
the Lord in the front of the new courtyard 6 and said:
“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the
kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand
you. 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and
give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8 They have lived in it and have built
in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, 9 ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of
judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your
Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’
10 “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not
allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not
destroy them. 11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the
possession you gave us as an inheritance.
12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that
is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
13 All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before
the Lord.
14 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the
son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the
assembly.
15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is
what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.
For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and
you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel.
17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the
deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’”
18 Jehoshaphat bowed down 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 a 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 Ammonites and Moabites 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.
25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a
great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value—more than they could take
away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord.
This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah to this day.
27 Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to
Jerusalem, for the Lord had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies.
28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the Lord with harps and lyres and
trumpets.
29 The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the Lord had
fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every
side.
Revelation 5:1-5 ESV
”Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on
the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice,
"Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" And no one in heaven or on earth or
under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because
no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me,
"Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so
that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."“
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