Section Five

Faith in Action

When Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, an army gathered to attack. The gathered army was large in size and its intent seemed clear - to invade Judah. Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolves to talk to God and proclaims a fast for everyone in Judah. People gather from all over Judah in response to the call to fast. In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat speaks to the assembled crowd. That crowd included children. Jehoshaphat declares that the nation has no power to halt the army and so are utterly reliant on God. A man named Jahaziel stands up and declares that God will win the battle on their behalf. Sure enough, when the men of Judah advance the next day they find only dead bodies. God has caused confusion among the army and they had killed each other. So, children were present at a time when the nation relied on God. They had seen, and been a part of, a demonstration of faith in action.