Day 75 Your Choice

 

3/16/2026

"O our God, will You not judge them? 

For we have no power against this great multitude

that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do,

but our eyes are on You."

2 Chronicles 20:12

 

At this very moment I am physically embroiled in an attack from the enemy attempting to distract me from what the LORD is leading me to do today. Last week my son, Daniel, and I began cutting down the shrubs in the back of our yard, as a infectious vine has been attacking the bush and stunting its growth. Unknowingly I was infected either from the poison in the thorns on the vines, or I touched poison ivy or oak. Consequently, my sin has broken out, and the itching is unrelenting. To make matters worse I have developed an upper respiratory issue, which could be from the weather and the pollen, or it could be stemming from these thorns. I see it as an additional attack to make me so uncomfortable that I want to lie down, not accomplishing all the LORD has spoken to me this morning to do. I don't believe in coincidence, nor do I retreat from the battle easily. I have learned the hard way to "stay the course."

It does become exhausting when something tries to distract me from focusing on what God has said. It is almost amusing the extent the enemy will go to silence prayer. Back in 2016 when I was still in New Mexico and working, I sustained a blow to the head that left me with noise in my head, that sounds like an army of locusts ready to take flight, gearing up by increasing that noise insects make when they rub their legs together. The noise is shrill, continuous, and the pitch rises to impossible heights, making me want to bang my head on the wall to see if an additional blow would end it! Then I become rational, and I just do what I've learned to do over this span of ten years - a decade - to do. Wow, how times fast when we're having fun! I try to focus on what I need to do, and I ignore it as best I can. It's not easy, but I have learned to overcome a great many challenges that send others to bed. God is faithful.

Each morning for 891 days, hundreds of intercessors have spent an hour or better on the global prayer calls for Israel. We begin every meeting with worship, ushering in the Presence of the LORD, followed by a strategic, educational, or encouraging message before we gather specific prayer points for prayer. I am always uplifted in these sessions, because they let me know that I am not alone. Many times I wonder what exactly my part is, because there is so much happening in my nation alone. Not having a strong local prayer group has been hard, but I haven't had that for years and years. But this doesn't keep me from reaching out to others in an attempt to inform and educate an unwary people. I am trusting God that as I ask for and obey His direction, answers will come. Just this morning I was praying about the church trying to "sleep out" this war without understanding the significance of Israel's part in the end time restoration. It's all about Israel, and it always has been. God made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and regardless of who rises or falls, Israel will remain strong. 

Right now the nations of the world are at a place prophetically called "The Valley of Decision" concerning where they stand with Israel, and we must determine whether we stand as a sheep nation or as a goat nation before God:

"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will diminish their brightness. The LORD also will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; the heavens and earth will shake; but the LORD will be a shelter for His people, and the strength of the children of Israel." (Joel 3:14-16).

Will we obey the LORD God, or will the church continue to remain idle? The signs are all around us with changes in weather, wars and rumors of wars, disobedience, immorality, and so on. In a previous post I mentioned the alignment of the planets on the eve of this war with Iran. It was the night of the blood moon. Pretty real stuff there! What does Jesus say about sheep and goat nations:

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'      (Matthew 25:31-36).

The remaining passage of scripture explains exactly what Jesus meant, and you can continue to read Matthew 25:37-46 for clarification and context.

Perhaps one reason that the church is not speaking out on behalf of Israel or complaining about the United States involvement with Israel is because they don't want to frighten their people. But, ignorance is never bliss, and everyone needs to understand what the scriptures say regarding what is happening in Israel, in Iran, and in our own countries. Look at the rise in antisemitism, and what is happening in the streets of many cities. The enemy is having a field day, and no one is saying a word. This is a battle for good versus evil, and I don't think one needs a great deal of spiritual discernment to agree with that! Yes, it can be unsettling and outright frightening, but if God is on our side, and He is on every true believer's side, then who can be against us? (Romans 8:31) When King Jehosphaphat was up against an enemy hoard, what did he do? Who did he run to for advice?

"O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You." (2 Chronicles 20:12)    

"And he said, Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehosphaphat! Thus says the LORD to you": 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. Tomorrow go down against them. They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!' Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you." (2 Chronicles 20:15-17). 

Are our eyes on the LORD? If not, where do we turn for help? If in doubt, read Psalm 121.