Introduction: How should we pray when the enemy comes against us? Please take note of King Jehoshaphat’s prayer in its entirety:

(2Chron 20:7-12)

“And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let  Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.”

1. Our Focus! (vv 7-9)

Our Focus should be on our God not the enemy. After all He’s bigger than any of our enemies. Where is your focus?

2. Our Fight! (vv 10,11)

The fight raged on different fronts. Usually we are not wrestling against flesh and blood. But rather, we war against principalities and powers; i.e. the rulers of darkness – demonic forces. Therefore, we need to know our weapons (2Cor 10:3-5).

Have you identified the real enemy?

3. Our Faith! (v 12)

I love how Jehoshaphat prayed. He admitted that he did not have “all the answers”! And yet, he confessed his need and dependency on the God of the Bible.

Have you?