January 17, 2026 3:00 am
Asa, a king of Judah, prayed to God for help against a massive Ethiopian army, demonstrating that faith and prayer can prevail against overwhelming odds, as seen in other biblical examples such as Abraham, Gideon, and King Hezekiah.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Divine Logistics. And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many or with them that have no power. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God.
Let no man prevaileth against thee. Second Chronicles 14, 11. Assa was one of the better kings of Judah, great grandson of Solomon, and his prayer is a beautiful model of how a servant of God can pray when all the human odds are against him. Assa's army consisted of five hundred and eighty thousand foot soldiers, whereas the invading Ethiopians had a million man army with three hundred chariots. Yet the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and his prayer prevailed.
The Bible has many such examples: Abraham, Gideon, King Hezekiah. Before King Saul gained a great victory over the hordes of the Philistines, it was the courageous testimony of Jonathan his son that led the way. It may be that the Lord will work for us, he had said, for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. Later, David won many battles against all odds, including his personal victory over Goliath. The servants of the Lord do not need a majority to prevail in the battle against sin and Satan for if God be for us, who can be against us?
That is the key, of course. we must not beseech the Lord to fight on our side. He will be for us if we are first on His side. This was the message of the prophet Azariah to the godly king Asa. The Lord is with you while ye be with him, and if ye seek him, he will be found of you.
But if ye forsake him, He will forsake you. Political power, military might, financial resources all are futile. Our help is in the name of the Lord. Psalm 124, 8. I'll just go ahead and If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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