Untie The Need

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

(Matthew 21:1-2) (1) "And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples," (2) "Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me."

(Matthew 21:3-5) (3) "And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them" (4) "All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying," (5) "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."

(Matthew 21:6-9) (6) "And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them," (7)And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon." (8) "And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way." (9) "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

(2 Chronicles 20:1-3) (1) "It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle." (2) "Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi." (3) "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."

(2 Chronicles 20:20) " (20) "And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper."

(2 Chronicles 20:21-22) (21) "And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever." (22) "And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten."

PREFACE SUMMARY

Dear reader, this message was placed in my spirit while seeking the Lord for a stirring message to preach at a church in Siargao City Philippines.

Beloved, I know the bible pretty good but I was seeking a message that would stir me and this church body into a spirit of revival and the Lord placed these words in my spirit man, "Number the singers."

Saints, I instantly thought of King Jehoshaphat's life, prayer and how he numbered the singers and sent them to march in front of the soldiers causing the enemy to become confused and turn to destroy each other. (2 chronicles 20: 1-23)

Beloved, the word states that three armies had grouped together to make a surprise attack on the kingdom of Judah but God watching over his people allowed someone to warn King Jehoshaphat about the enemies plans to catch him off guard.

Beloved reader, these armies are listed in God's word as the Kings of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir which represent the Philistines, and they can be likened spiritually to three principalities ruling over an area.

Dear Saints, as I begin to pray over this message, my mind drifted off to the scriptures found in Matthew speaking of Jesus's grand entry into Jerusalem riding on the colt of a donkey on the Kings highway as the people threw their coats and palm tree branches before him crying Hosana to the King fulfilling the prophecies found in (Zechariah 9:9) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Beloved reader, my mind drifted off to the different kinds of people that had not only been under the teachings of Jesus, but had actually had him set them free such as blind Bartimaeus, Jairus and his daughter that Jesus had raised from the dead and many others which could have been in the crowd throwing their coats and palm branches down before the Lord as he rode the donkey into Jerusalem.

Saints, my thoughts were all over the place as I remember studying the life of Jehoshaphat and how he had set up judges and a supreme court instructing them that they not only were judging for the nation of Judah but they were judging for God himself.