048. The United Prayer Of An Army.

The United Prayer Of An Army. The Prayer as recorded.—1 Chronicles 5:18-20. The army that was marshaled for action numbered four and forty thousand and seven hundred and three score. The conflict is with the Hagarites, or Ishmaelites—a nation of plunderers. The war was a just one and undertaken in the fear of God.

“Dream not of their fight as of a duel Or the local wounds of head and heel.”

Oh no; the Lord of battles was on their side, and their united prayer, as it ascended to his high and holy throne, was heard and answered. The multitude that were taken prisoners by them, may convey an idea of the superiority of numbers among the enemy. A firm trust on the Almighty will always be expressed in humble, heartfelt prayer; anywhere and everywhere God will listen to his children when they cry; the remembrance that the “race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong,” should encourage us to be instant in season, and always in a prayerful spirit. There is something impressive and affecting in the united cry of these prayerful soldiers, each one of whom was engaging in a spiritual conflict, which nerved him for this battle with the Hagarites. God is with them, and victory is theirs.