II Chronicles 18:34
The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.
Ahab consistently rejected the Lord every time he was warned. He had so many opportunities to turn from his evil ways, but he never did. Then, knowing that he would be killed, that he was already dying, he still "propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans."
How many times do we prop ourselves up instead of leaning on the Lord, to face our enemies? It's useless. We have no strength, any more than Ahab did. He still died, and we, too, are destroyed. Our enemy is far stronger than we can ever be in our own flesh.
My strength is in the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Heavenly armies sent to fight the battles on my behalf. And I know that the war has already been won. I just need to cling to my Protector, my Shield, my Covering, and allow Him to be my Guide and my Authority.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
