The Battle Belongs to the Lord
What do you do when you find yourself threatened by the enemy? You are empty of resources, full of despair, and in-between a rock and a hard place. Do you take a stand? Do you resist? Do you surrender?
King Sennacherib sent Hezekiah a letter containing the following message or threat, “Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, ‘Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.' Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?“ (2 Kings 18-19)
Can you put your feet in the sandals of king Hezekiah as he read Sennacherib’s letter? He was responsible for the safety and peace of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The lives of the men, women, and children were being threatened.
The Assyrians were masters of torture! They would cut off limbs, gouge out eyes, and impale their victims on large stakes. King Sennacherib’s threat was bonafide, legitimate, immediate!
King Hezekiah presented the written threat directly to the Lord, “And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord” (2 Kings 19:14).
Are you in a “no win” situation? Are you facing an extremely difficult challenge? Are you empty of resources, full of despair, and in-between a rock and a hard place? Spread your circumstances before the Lord. The battle ultimately belongs to Him!
Read 2 Kings 19:35 to find out how the Lord defeated Hezekiah’s enemies!
Have a great week!
Pastor Adam
King Sennacherib sent Hezekiah a letter containing the following message or threat, “Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, ‘Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.' Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?“ (2 Kings 18-19)
Can you put your feet in the sandals of king Hezekiah as he read Sennacherib’s letter? He was responsible for the safety and peace of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The lives of the men, women, and children were being threatened.
The Assyrians were masters of torture! They would cut off limbs, gouge out eyes, and impale their victims on large stakes. King Sennacherib’s threat was bonafide, legitimate, immediate!
King Hezekiah presented the written threat directly to the Lord, “And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord” (2 Kings 19:14).
Are you in a “no win” situation? Are you facing an extremely difficult challenge? Are you empty of resources, full of despair, and in-between a rock and a hard place? Spread your circumstances before the Lord. The battle ultimately belongs to Him!
Read 2 Kings 19:35 to find out how the Lord defeated Hezekiah’s enemies!
Have a great week!
Pastor Adam
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