Every Front
- AfraOpoku
- April 13, 2026
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The nation was afraid.
There is no better barometer to the hearts of a people than that of its leadership and Jehoshaphat was not in a good place.1
It’s one thing to have one nation declare war against you. It’s a totally different ballgame to have three… and not just any three nations.2
These were nations that a couple of generations ago were of the same stock.3 The descendants of Lot’s and the descendants of Esau were up in arms against the descendants of Jacob.4,5
To add insult to injury, God had forbidden Israel from attacking these different groups while on their way to the promised land.6
Without the previous embargo; Israel wouldn’t be facing this crisis now.
Jehoshaphat said out loud what everyone was thinking.
The situation was not fair.
With no strategy or courage to speak of, this fearful King made his case to the King of Kings. Israel had everything to lose and all of that was paraded before the Lord…literally.
The men; their wives and their children, including the babies.7
Everything at stake was laid bare.
2026 seems far removed from those circumstance but is it really?
There is nothing new under the sun; battles still occur and wars still threaten. The media fans the flames of fear 24/7 as we contemplate what local or global disaster is due to hit us next.
Your news feed probably contains some of the following:
Wars, plagues, economic destabilization, health problems; financial setbacks.
If you don’t have at least one category of the above currently threatening your existence; it’s time to go on your knees in gratitude.
The result? We live in an anxiety-packed world.
The statistics on diseases of despair progressively climbs in spite of technological advancement.8
You would think in an age of AI, there would be less problems and more solutions.
The scenery may have changed but the Amorites and Moabites have just changed labels.
Jehoshaphat’s strategy was pretty intriguing.
He didn’t dive head first into entertainment to forget.
He didn’t numb his pain with substance use.
He didn’t engage with the comments section to get his point across. (Oops: Wrong Century!)
He went straight to God.
I love the fact that the bible doesn’t close the curtains on his one-on-one with God.
Jehoshaphat started by reminding God -and by default himself -who God was.
Israel had been delivered from bad circumstances before.
They had survived the horrific because God had willed it so.
So have you, by the way.
Sometimes you need you in your ear reminding yourself of what God has done in the past.
Jehoshaphat did this.
He laid down what he had to lose; he complained about that which was unfair and he asked God for help.
That is a masterclass in being human before the Lord…and God heard.
It’s one thing to have your spouse hear you.
It’s one thing to have your boss hear you.
It’s one thing to have your president hear you.
To have God hear you?
That’s a pinnacle point for every heart.
God didn’t just hear; God responded.
His message to Jehoshaphat would preview the future
God knew where the enemy was.
God knew what He was going to do for Israel and God put Jehoshaphat in the spectator seat as He went to work.10
Normal is a nation that can fight on one front;
A war on two fronts? That requires more than regular military.
God isn’t intimidated by multi-pronged attacks.
In this scenario, God deployed a weapon no one could have seen coming.
He turned the enemy on themselves.11
Israel’s entire role in this battle was to play spectator.
This miracle was so great that the other nations who heard about it decided that Israel would no longer be on their hit list.12
Jehoshaphat ended up with peace pacts he didn’t broker.
Spend enough time with the news and believe that everything is against you.
Spend enough time with God and you’ll realize He has ways to deal with problems you haven’t even thought about.
It’s okay to not know what to do.
He does.
Do what Jehoshaphat did.
Seek the Lord.
Trust His response and take a seat.
He’s got you covered.
- 2Chro 20 v 3
- 2Chro 20 v 1
- Gen 13 v 1
- Gen 19 v 37-38
- Gen 36 v 1
- Gen 20 v 10-11
- 2Chro 20 v 13
- Curtis S.C Et al- Mortality trends by race and ethnicity among adults aged 25 and over.
- 2Chor 20 v 6-7
- 2Chor 20 v 17
- 2Chor 20 v 22-23
- 2Chor 20 v 29-30