2 Chronicles 13:12 & 18 "And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper."
"Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers."
Few passages make the distinction quite so clear. A people that rely on God will prevail. A people who fights against the Lord will not prosper. It's as simple as that.
The word "rely" has the idea of resting on, or leaning on. When you rest or lean on something, you're not mobile. That place of rest is where you are and where you will stay until you cease to rest there. Judah was right next to God because it is only when we are right next to Him, close, that we can truly trust and rest in Him.
Am I close enough to God right now to rest and lean on Him? If I rest on Him, am I willing to stop moving, to be still and know He is God?
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