2 Chronicles 20:15 From this incident we learn: I. That God has many ways at His disposal of which we know nothing. God can touch the reason of men, God can touch the eyes of men, so that a man shall mistake his brother for an enemy. II. In the training of our highest life we want principles as w... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Chronicles 20:15 , 2 CHRONICLES 20:17 I. The history of the Church is full of instances of this law of Divine procedure. An old saying of the German Reformers was this: "One with God on His side is a majority." Every cause which God originates starts with only Gideon's three hundred. II. From th... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Chronicles 20:21 Anybody can sing the Te Deum when the battle is over. The difference between an ordinary man of war and a Christian is this: a Christian shouts before the victory, because he knows it is sure to come. I. We learn here, first, a lesson of patriotism. The foreign policy of Ammon a... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Chronicles 20:37 I. The example of Jehoshaphat is a warning to us. There is something of infinitely greater consequence in the world than making a fortune. What you have to settle first and foremost is the _moral basis_on which you are proceeding; you must get the full consent of your judgment, a... [ Continue Reading ]