Our text for this foxhole prayer was 2 Chronicles 18:31.  King Jehoshaphat was not to align himself with King Ahab, and he did anyway.  God was not obligated to hear Jehoshaphat’s prayer since he was in direct disobedience to the LORD.  However, when Jehoshaphat  cried out(shriek out in anguish), the LORD surrounded him with a Rock, the stone of help as illustrated in 2 Samuel 22: 2-3, 47, 1Samuel 7:12.  The word stone in those verses is the same word help in 2 Chronicles  18:31.  When Jehoshaphat shrieked in anguish, God came himself.  He didn’t deliver him from a distance, but was there with Jehoshaphat in the battle surrounding him as a Rock.  God is our Rock, Shield, Refuge and Savior.

Later in the service we offered up prayers for our soldiers, past and present who have given their lives as the utimate sacrifice for the freedoms we gratefully enjoy.  Those freedoms include the freedom of speech and freedom of religion, to worship as we choose. We prayed for the soldiers who serve now and all families who have lost someone for freedom’s sake.  May the God of comfort give the families peace and heal their broken hearts.  May God encourage those soldiers who endure extreme pain and disability.  May he heal their bodies, minds and families. We the people of Grace Baptist Church are deeply thankful for you and pray for you.  May God be your refuge, strength and Savior.