Subject: God's work behind the scene - 2 Chroicles 17-20

2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (ESV Strong's)
And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.”

Subject:  God's work behind the scene

The above passage is taken from the story of King Jehoshaphat of Judah and King Ahab of Israel during the time of the divided kingdom.   Ahab was trying to entice Jehoshaphat to go to war with him.  Although 400 prophets said it was a good idea to join the fight, Jehoshaphat asked if they could get counsel from a "reliable" prophet.  Although Ahab hated him, he summons the prophet Micaiah.  Micaiah always spoke God's Word.   Before he tells the kings "bad" things are going to happen if they go to the fight, Micaiah gives us the above picture of what is happening in heaven during this debate of the kings, the prophets and THE prophet.  As we live this life we are often completely oblivious to the goings on in the heavens.   Behind the scenes God is in constant action with His heavenly host to carry out the affairs of His plan and His glory in the earth.  Like in the stories of Job (Job 1-2) and Daniel (Daniel 9:20-23) we see that God's angels and heavenly host are engaged in a great battle.   We need to see the prayer of Elisha come true for us today, just as in his day when the King of Syria came up against God's people. They found themselves surrounded by the enemy and note Elisha's prayer:

2 Kings 6:16-17 (ESV Strong's)
He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Do you see the heavenly host fighting for you today?