A great horde of enemies, a desperate situation and a bizarre strategy with the choir leading the army into battle -- followed by an amazing deliverance by the Lord! God was trying to make a point with King Jehoshaphat. What's the point? And is there any application to the battles I fight every day with fear, anxiety, lust, greed, and pride?

True joy does not arise out of our circumstances, but is rather the fruit of a deep abiding trust in God. It can be tried and tested by the pain and hardships of this world, but is only refined and perfected by the working of God's good purpose for us in Christ.