The Lord Delivers Jerusalem

 

2 Chronicles 32: 20-29

 

September 16, 2023

 

The Lord Delivers Jerusalem

Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven.  And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So, he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.  So, the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria, and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side.  And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward.

When one thinks, they are bigger than our God, it only takes one angel sent by God with God’s authority to handle a vast army.  Do you recall that Jesus could have called 10,000 angels, but He loved you too much to do so, and took your place on the cross and God’s full wrath for your sins and mine?

 

It did not go well for Sennacherib king of Assyria because his sons killed him.  Yes, he blasphemes the name of God, people who go by the name Christian, people in my family do so, and many who claim to be Christ followers watch movies that make fun of or take the Lord’s name in vain, I once was guilt paying for a movie and not leaving with my Lord’s name was taken in vain.  Now, I always ask this question before paying for a movie, do they take the name of God in vain?  And at home, we had to turn off the T.V. on a movie or show we were watching.  It is simple, He is not only my God, He is my Lord and Father, and it breaks my heart to hear someone use His name that way.

 

I pray that we the Church will stop supporting anyone who makes fun of the Christian faith and takes our Lord’s name in vain.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice