1 Kings 20:23
23Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. Therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them in the plain, surely we will be stronger than they.
In
1 Kings 20, we find the Syrians being defeated by the Israelites. Then,
some of the Syrian king’s advisers gave the king what they thought was
the reason for their defeat. They said that they had fought on the hills
and lost because Israel’s God is the God of the hills. So if they were
to fight the Israelites on the plains or in the valleys, they would win.
What stupid advice! They thought
that the God of Israel only helped His people up in the hills and
mountains, and not down in the valleys.
Now, mountains refer to our good
times, and valleys, our bad times. Some people have this idea that God
is the God of our good times, but He is not there when we are going
through bad times. They think that He leaves us helpless in the valleys,
especially when the troubles are of our own making.
My friend, I want you to know that our God is the God of the mountains, but He is also the God of the valleys!
God the Son laid aside His crown
of glory, His royal majesty and came down for us, stepping into a human
body as a baby. He came down to where we were for the sole purpose of
dying on the cross for our sins, so that He could bring us up to what
God the Father has for us at His right hand. Jesus came down to crown us
with glory and honor, to clothe us with robes of righteousness and make
us His bride, sharing everything that He has with us. That is the grace
of God. He came down to our valley.
So whatever you are going through
right now, know that God is right there in your valley with you. He is
holding you in His arms and carrying you through the valley. Victory is
already yours. Just as the Israelites were also victorious in the valley
(1 Kings 20:28–29), so will you be because the God of the valleys is
right there with you!
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