Today’s devotion comes from 2 Chronicles 18:23-34. Here is a link to this Scripture – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%2018&version=NASB1995
I quote only the following verses.
“So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone.” So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel,” and they turned aside to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him. When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded.” The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died.” 2 Chronicles 18:28-34.
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“The mind of man plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9.
The king of Israel planned to protect himself and draw attention and the fight of the enemy to Jehoshaphat. “The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes. …” Verse 29.
But, the LORD directed the king of Israel’s steps to the exact position where an arrow would hit him in the joint of the armor. “A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. …” Verse 33.
The army of the king of Aram planned to attack Jehoshaphat. “So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel,” and they turned aside to fight against him. …” Verse 31.
But, the LORD diverted them away from Jehoshaphat. “… But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him.” Verse 31.
“And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:16-21.
“6 “The LORD kills and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
7 “The LORD makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.
8 “He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S,
And He set the world on them.
9 “He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
For not by might shall a man prevail.
10 “Those who contend with the LORD will be shattered;
Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His king,
And will exalt the horn of His anointed.” 1 Samuel 2:6-10.
“The LORD has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all.” Psalm 103:19.
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