Quotes about Trust
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
— 2 Chronicles 16:7
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
— 2 Chronicles 16:8
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
— 2 Chronicles 16:12
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:4
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:13
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
— 2 Chronicles 18:17
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
— 2 Chronicles 20:3
‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
— 2 Chronicles 20:9
See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.
— 2 Chronicles 20:11
Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
— 2 Chronicles 20:12
And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
— 2 Chronicles 20:15
You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
— 2 Chronicles 20:17