Do You Rely On God? (2 Chronicles 13:18)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Chronicles 13:18, David Platt calls Christians to ask themselves if they rely on God in their lives. View the 2021 McLean Bible Church Reading Plan. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:04.7	Second Chronicles, chapter 13, verse 18.
0:08.4	Thus, the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed
0:13.7	because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers.
0:19.9	What a verse. And the meaning here their fathers. What a verse.
0:22.0	And the meaning here is clear.
0:24.4	The deciding factor in this battle between the men of Israel and the men of Judah.
0:30.7	The deciding factor in this battle was reliance upon the Lord.
0:37.4	Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord, the God
0:40.8	of their fathers. Jeroboam was fighting against God, and Abijah was fighting independence
0:48.4	on God, in reliance on God. Everything hinges in Second Chronicles 13, verse 18, on trusting God, on seeking God, on worshiping God, on honoring God, on looking to God.
1:03.0	So the simple takeaway from this verse for you and me today to pray according to and to consider in our lives is are we relying on the
1:13.5	Lord today? Are we looking to God? Trusting in God, seeking God, worshiping God, glorifying,
1:23.9	honoring God. Everything in our lives today hinges on the answer to that question. Are we
1:34.0	dependent on God? So let's just pray very simply based on Second Chronicles chapter 13 verse
1:40.5	amidst everything going on in our lives today and amidst everything going on in the world around us.
1:46.9	Oh God, we say together in prayer right now amidst everything in our lives and everything in the world around us.
1:56.3	We rely on you.
1:59.5	We depend on you. We depend on you.
2:02.8	We need you.
2:06.2	All our trust is in you, God.
2:09.2	All our hope is in you.
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