King Asa of Judah was being invaded by an army of 1,000,000 Ethiopians and he was outnumbered by 2 to 1 but although the odds were hugely against him he knew what to do. He cried out to the Lord for His help but he didn't do it with a 'poor old me' attitude. No, his focus wasn't on his own inadequacy but on God's power and the fact that He alone could defeat the mighty. He declared the power and mightiness of God, not his own weakness.
He knew that whatever enemy he faced he had to do it in the name of his mighty God. We too have been given the name of Jesus, the name above all names and it's in His mighty name we cry out to God for help against any enemy that attacks us and tell it to bow the knee and to flee before us.
v.12 So the Lord defeated the Ethiopians, in the presence of Asa and the army of Judah, and the enemy fled....They were destroyed by the Lord and His army...
Their trust wasn't in their own army or cleverness or their own plan. Their whole trust was in the Lord, they knew they couldn't face their enemies on their own, but what a resounding victory God gave them. What a shout of 'Woohoo' there must have been!
For those of us who are waiting on God I believe He's telling us there is a 'woohoo' shout of victory for us on the horizon because we're trusting in our God and Him alone. We can know the victory is ours because God says "He always causes us to triumph in Jesus." Thank You Lord.
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