"And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee" (2Chrn.14:11).
Asa was one of the few great Kings of Judah. One of the keys to his greatness was that he relied upon His God. When Asa faced an insurmountable foe he looked to His God in prayer for help. There our at least three elements to how Asa's dependence upon God led to victory over his foes. First, Asa cried unto the Lord for help recognizing that little is much when God is on your side. Prayer brings God into the fight. Secondly, Asa was victorious because he rested on His God. In other words he was not carrying all the weight of what he was facing on his own shoulders, but leaned on His God to support it. Thirdly, Asa identified His cause with God's cause and fought for the glory of His name.
We will be victorious in our lives when we too recognize that although we our weak, through prayer we bring God on our side of the battle field. When facing what might seem like insurmountable odds we must lean upon God while we seek to bring glory to his name in all that we do for Him.
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