Thought of the day:
And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”’ ” Reference 2 Kings 19:6-7 NKJV.
This is really pivotal to look at. Here, we had seen that Hezekiah, when he became king, removed anything that kept Israel from worshipping God. He removed the altars to the false gods and even removed the bronze serpent that had become more of a tradition to use in worship instead of what it initially was meant for, to help them focus on God. He was leading them to having True Worship.
After he had done this, the king of Assyria came and tried to convince Israel, that they had no chance against him. He was trying to use tactics to lower their moral, thus, hoping to defeat them like he did other nations. It almost worked.
Thankfully, Hezekiah had sent to speak with Isaiah. Isaiah’s words, we see here, are for an encouragement and reminder, God is with them and they will have victory. Israel really needed to hear that they would be ok.
Here’s the take away for us, is there things in our lives that cause us to doubt that God is working in our lives? Are we seeking Him for a True Relationship or are we just doing things because we think it’s what we’re supposed to do, out of obligation. We need to be sure that we’re not just going through the motions in our Relationship with Him.
Ask Our Lord to examine your heart today and to remove any doubts you may have, any thing that has become an obligation rather than worship, and to remind you that He’s gonna carry you through anything.
