2 Chronicles 19:11 (NASBStr)
Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in all that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Act resolutely, and the Lord be with the upright.”
"Act resolutely, and The Lord be with the upright." This phrase ought to be our motto on any given day. Allowing God to strength us and to empower us as He dwells with us is an act of faith to accomplish this admonishment. There are many, many times in Scripture that the believer is admonished to "stand strong in The Lord." Yet, there are many times when we fail to do so. David failed to stand strong in regard to the affair with Bathsheba, despite his ability to stand with God against Goliath. Peter failed to stand strong in the court yard as he denied Christ three times, despite his ability to stand strong with God as he started the church. Moses failed to stand strong as he hit the rock rather than spoke to it, despite his ability to stand strong with God before Pharaoh. Paul failed to stand strong for God, by his own admission in Romans 7, despite standing strong for God as he wrought most of the New Testament. As believers we tend to fluctuate in our ability to stand strong for God. In the above phrase we see that our ability to stand strong and be resolute is our faith that the "Lord is with the upright." When we believe God is with us, we can stand hard and strong for Him. When we walk in the flesh, however, we think we are standing on our own strength and we fail and fall flat on our spiritual face. To be resolute for God is to put your faith in God that He is both the object of our strength and the enabler of our strength.
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