#411: "Battle Belongs” by Phil Wickham

More Than a Song - Discovering the Truth of Scripture Hidden in Today's Popular Christian Music

There was a national crisis, and the king didn't know what to do. At that moment, the king had choices. He could turn to his own wisdom, the advisors of those around him, or any number of places for advice. In the Scripture inspired by Phil Wickham's song "Battle Belongs," the king chose to seek the Lord. May we follow his example...well, mostly.

Let's read the whole account of King Jehoshaphat's crisis in 2 Chronicles 20 and then read past it to see "the rest of the story."

In this episode, I discuss:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  • Reading in context
  • Storying
  • Sharing with a friend
  • Compare and contrast
  • Remembering the people described in the Bible were REAL
  • Prayer
  • Praying Scripture
• The 30 Day Music Challenge
• Heading over to 2 Chronicles 20 for the week
• How I've used this area of Scripture in previous episodes - Episode 151 and Episode 305
• Watching Phil Wickham take the BITE of "storying" this video - YouTube Video
• Not letting the "tweetable" verses in 2 Chronicles 20 distract from internalizing this Scripture
• Watching the king and his people go from a crisis to fear, to trust, to worship, to victory, to rest
• The difference between descriptive and prescriptive texts in Scripture - GotQuestions.org Article
• Using Scripture to shape the wording of our prayers
• How reading the "rest of the story" reminds us to finish well
  • 2 Chronicles 20:33
  • Matthew 24:13
  • Colossians 1:21-23

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From crisis to fear, to trust, to worship, to victory, to rest. What a great account of God's might and faithfulness.

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Additional Resources

• Lyrics and chords - Essential Worship
• The Story Behind the Writing of the Song "The Battle Belongs" -

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