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Once the worship team was in place, they led the way singing and praising God with the army behind them. And as they praised, God went into action. He dispatched the angelic hosts and they went out ahead and ambushed the enemy’s forces. They turned the Ammonites, Moabites and people of Mount Seir against each other and they fought amongst themselves until they were utterly destroyed. Not one was left alive. By the time Judah’s army arrived, there wasn’t anyone left to fight. They found the place littered with dead bodies, and what’s more astonishing, “they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much” (verse 25). Talk about strange! Why would those enemy soldiers have taken so much money with them into battle? What could possibly have prompted them to think, Hey, we should take all our jewelry with us to the fight? That’s a hard one to figure. But my guess is the angels of God were involved in that too. They were setting things up so that, in addition to praising their way to a miraculous victory, God’s people would prosper so wildly in the process that people like us would follow their example. We’d use the weapon of praise against the devil’s forces and turn the angels loose to do the same kind of thing for us. Don’t Neglect Your Angels “But Brother Copeland, that’s an Old Testament story. Can we really follow that model and expect God to show up and angels to fight for us as New Testament believers today?” Sure we can. Remember what happened with Paul and Silas in Acts 16, and how they prayed and sang praises to God when they were locked up in a dungeon for preaching the gospel? The power of God hit that place so hard the earth quaked, the prisoners’ chains fell off, and all the prison doors flew open! Remember what Matthew 18:10 says about angels being assigned to every little child, and what Hebrews 1:14 says about angels being “all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.” We have everything available to us today that Jehoshaphat and Judah did—plus more! We’re born again and filled with God’s Holy Spirit. We have God not only working for us but working in us and through us—AND we have the angelic hosts of heaven standing ready to service us, any time of the day or night. * * * * article continues on p. 8 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONFESSIONS FOR TRUE VICTORY I walk in truth, in the light of God’s Word, according to His ways and His wisdom. I know the truth and the truth makes me free. John 8:31-32 I prosper as my soul prospers in understanding of the Word. 3 John 2 Because I fear the Lord, He teaches me how to choose the best and I live within His circle of blessing. Psalm 25:12-13, "The Living Bible" His truth is my shield and armor. Psalm 91:4 BVOV : 7