The power that exists when we pray together.

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We know that when two or three gather in the name of Jesus, when they pray together with other brothers for a purpose, there is power. Are you willing to do it?

20 And when they arose early in the morning, they went out into the Desert of Tekoa. And as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will prosper. 21 And he consulted with the people, and appointed men to sing and praise the Lord, dressed in sacred ornaments, while the armed forces went out, and to say, Glorify the Lord, for his loving-kindness is forever. 22 And when they began to sing songs of praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who came against Judah, and they killed one another. 23 For the people of Ammon and Moab rose up against the people of Mount Seir to kill and destroy them; and when they had destroyed the people of Mount Seir, each one helped to destroy his neighbor.

2 Chronicles 20:20-23

The entire chapter to understand this picture well: at one point, imminent danger was approaching, King Jehoshaphat directed his focus and vision to God, proclaiming a fast throughout Judah, and the people came from all over to join in prayer in support of the king. ##### This shows us that the Body of Christ is united and depends on cooperation. We learn that the most important thing when difficulties arise is to seek God in prayer alongside other faithful people. Jehoshaphat understood this very well. We see in the middle of the story that the king recognized his limitations very well, so he insatiably sought God's intervention through prayer.
And so we see that the people of Judah completely prayed to God, and God immediately sent a solution through a prophet. King Jehoshaphat demonstrated his humility and wisdom by following the Lord's instructions. All of this led to the people being saved from the hands of the enemy armies. They advanced and destroyed one another, turning against each other, destroying not even the people of Judah completely. All of this was possible because the leader, the king at that time, sought divine intervention, understanding his limitations. He called the people together, and together they prayed. God listened, and they witnessed a completely supernatural victory.

22 And when they began to sing songs of praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who came against Judah, and they killed one another. 23 For the people of Ammon and Moab rose up against the people of Mount Seir to kill and destroy them. And when they had finished off the people of Mount Seir, each one helped to destroy his companion.
24 And when Judah came to the tower in the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were lying dead on the ground, for not one had escaped. 25 Then Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder them and found among the corpses much treasure, both clothing and precious jewelry, which they took for themselves, so much that they could not carry it. They spent three days gathering the plunder, for it was much. 26 And on the fourth day they gathered together in the Valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called the name of that place the Valley of Berachah,[a] to this day. 27 And all Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned to Jerusalem rejoicing, because the Lord had given them joy by delivering them from their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries, harps, and trumpets, to the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God fell upon all the kingdoms of that land, when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat had peace, for his God gave him peace on every side. 2 Chronicles 20:22-30

Our job is to tune our ears so that we are attentive to God's voice. Sometimes God can speak through people we least expect, and we generally don't heed or seek to follow Him. God can also tell us something we don't really expect to hear. Even so, God will still place the solutions to our problems in our hands if we are willing to surrender everything to Him in prayer.