Not only the men, but the women and children came to the meeting. Would
not the mothers and the little ones pray? They knew that their foes
would carry them away captive, if God did not help. Would it not be well
to encourage our children to cry to the Lord? Would He not hear them,
think you?
Promise of the needed help soon came. The Holy Ghost fell upon one of
the sons of Asaph, and he soon told his message:--
"THE BATTLE IS NOT YOURS, BUT GOD'S."
He always makes His people's cause His own, when they trust Him. Shall
we not live so that our lives shall become part of the divine estate? So
that we cannot be hurt without its injuring the Lord of heaven? "The
Lord will be with you on the morrow." Is some preacher reading this on
the Saturday night? It may be some young Minister, or Local Preacher,
who is fearing for his reputation, or for the ark of God. Brother, read
over with care this address of the Levite, v. 15-17. Then, like the
godly monarch, shew others how to praise the Lord. It is well to notice
that the people, led by their ministers, stood up to praise the Lord, and
on the next day, before the victory, they praised the Lord. What a scene
it must have been! How the angels would keep time with their harps, as
the choir sang the anthem, "Praise the Lord! for His mercy endureth for
ever."