King Jehoshaphat's Prayer

For your edification to turn to God in prayer, the following summary has been gleaned using Gemini:-

"King Jehoshaphat’s prayer (2 Chronicles 20:5-12) is a model of desperate, faith-filled prayer uttered when facing a massive, overwhelming army. He acknowledges God's absolute sovereignty and power, recalls past faithfulness, and admits total helplessness, concluding with: "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you". 

Key Elements of Jehoshaphat’s Prayer:

Acknowledge God's Sovereignty: He starts by recognizing God as the ruler over all kingdoms, emphasizing that no one can stand against Him.

Remember God's Faithfulness: He reminds God of the covenant, the inheritance of the land, and past deliverance.

Admit Helplessness: He confesses, "We have no power against this great multitude... nor do we know what to do".

Focus on God: He shifts focus from the threat to God's power, saying, "our eyes are upon You". 

The Context and Outcome:

The Threat: A vast army of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites gathered to fight against Judah.

The Action: Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he set himself to seek the Lord and proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

The Response: God answered through Jahaziel, telling them, "Do not be afraid... for the battle is not yours, but God's".

The Victory: The next day, the enemy armies destroyed each other, leaving Jehoshaphat and his people to take the plunder. 

Jehoshaphat's prayer is often cited as a model for dealing with insurmountable circumstances by trusting in God's power rather than human strength."

In his sermon with reference to King Jehoshaphat's prayer, Pastor Benny Ho posited 3 Defining Questions for us to chew on and apply in our own prayer life. 

Image credits: Cornerstone Community Church

Click here for 3 Defining Questions.

Led by the Spirit and Pray in the Spirit

If you have been a Christian for some time now, you would already form your set of ideas on what is prayer and how to pray based on the Word of God such as the following:

"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." (John 15:7 NIV)

"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." (Ephesians 6:18 NIV)

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God." (Romans 8:26 NIV)

"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding." (1 Corinthians 14:14-15 NIV)

Image credits: Jeremiah Dziabiak

Click here for a masterclass on Prayer by Brother Hagin, including being led by the Spirit and praying in the Spirit (which you would have missed out on if your church only emphasises praying with your mind but not in the Spirit).

Your Prayers Are Not In Vain (Learn to Pray and Keep Praying)

Prayer is an ongoing spiritual discipline of a godly life where we are in awe of God and seek Him first with our first love. 

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"For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." (1 Timothy 4:8 NIV)

We are not done with praying yet. In fact, we are urged to pray without ceasing. "Rejoice always and delight in your faith; be unceasing and persistent in prayer; in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 AMP)

To encourage you in your life of prayer, here are three videos on Prayer as preached by Reverend Dr Kong Hee for your edification.

Click here and fast forward to 37:22 for Prayer Changes Everything.

Click here and fast forward to 30:33 for 3 Movements of Prayer.

Click here and fast forward to 58:38 for Mental, Spiritual, and Contemplative Prayers. 

A Time To Pray

Do you need some help to get you started on praying? If you do, please feel free to try out the following links.

Pause. Slow down. Be still and know that He is God.

"Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." (Hebrews 4:16, NIV)

Image credits: David Diga Hernandez

Click here for 5 Prayers to Start Your Day with the Holy Spirit which covers the following prayers:

1.    Prayer for Thanksgiving

2.    Prayer for Guidance

3.    Prayer for Protection From Harm

4.    Prayer for Divine Opportunities

5.    Prayer for Strength Against Temptation 

Click here for 7 Prayers You Need to Start Praying Over Your Family Right Now which cover the following areas:

1.     Right influences

2.     Protection from harm and sickness

3.     Strength under temptation

4.     Hunger for the Word of God

5.     Understand their identity - who they are in Christ.

6.     Divine wisdom

7.     To know God's presence

Click here for Right Before God Brings You Wealth, These Things Must Happen as follows:

1.    Generosity
2.    Stewardship
3.    Faithfulness

Pray and be Blessed in the LORD. 

Do You Still Have Issues With Speaking In Tongues?

If you still struggle with whether to be open to public speaking in tongues or steer clear of it, the following sermon by Pastor Kong Hee would be helpful to provide you with the theology for simultaneous speaking in tongues.

Image credits: City Harvest Church

Click here and fast forward to 1:11:04 for Kong Hee: Simultaneous Glossolalia –Tongues (Asian Pentecostal Summit 2025).

In his sermon, Pastor Kong addressed the five common objections to the simultaneous speaking in tongues:

1. Cessationist Objection

2. 'Xenolalia-Only' Objection

3. Pastoral or Seeker-Sensitive Objection

4. Pauline-Regulation Objection

5. Least Gift Objection

In particular, the following distinction between devotional tongues and ministry tongues is highlighted. Not all of us have the gift of worship leading or prayer leading, but that does not mean that singing and praying are not for us. Likewise, not having the gift of ministry tongues to address a congregation, doesn't mean that we should not speak in tongues during a church service.

When I first encountered the public speaking in tongues, I was confused and resistant without a proper theology to understand this phenomenon back then. If public speaking in tongues is still uncommon to you, then this sermon would provide you with a robust theology to allay your objections.

Trust that you would find that public speaking in tongues would, inter alia, help your word-perfect worship, as good as they are in church, to experience a lift-off and transcend into spiritual songs and singing in the Spirit, and that the following benefits of speaking in tongues will ensue:

Note: All image credits in this post belong to City Harvest Church.

Serving God In Singlehood and Marriage

Marriage is the norm taking a leaf from how God created Eve for Adam in the Garden of Eden for it is not good for man to be alone. In marriage, you can reproduce and have a family of your own.

Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash

On the other hand, some may contend that it is better not to marry like the apostle Paul and Jesus Himself so that you can devote yourself wholly to serving God.

To marry or not to marry? To stay married or is separation an option? These are hard questions indeed. 

In addressing the above and other related questions on marriage and singlehood, the following sermon by Dr Sharon Fong of Covenant Evangelical Free Church is both insightful and helpful.

The Scripture passage for the sermon is taken from Matthew 19:1-12.

Click here for Kingdom Family with Rev Dr Sharon Fong (10:45am, 31 Aug 2025) and fast forward to 44:22 for the sermon.

Doing The Greater Works

"Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will  do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." John14:11-13 (NKJV)

Believers extolling the name of Jesus at City Harvest Church

What did Jesus meant when He said to His disciples at the Last Supper that a believer would do greater works than what they have seen Him do?

The following sermon by Pastor Ayan Murri of Shalom Baptist Chapel will provide you with deeper insights on what Jesus meant concerning the greater works.

In his sermon, Pastor Ayan shared on the following:

1. The Condition for Greater.

2. The Meaning of Greater.

3. The Catalyst for Greater.

Click here for VISION 2026 - GREATER (Part 1).