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Friday, November 19, 2010

A Letter

And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.  2 Kings 19:14 

When King Sennacherib came against the kingdom of Judah he sent a letter to King Hezekiah. The letter was full of threats against the city, promise of destruction and blasphemy against the true God.

Blasphemy.

Sennacherib said the army of Asyria was stronger than God.  Wow.  And look at Hezekiah's response.  He takes the letter to the Lord.  Calls him by the covenant name of God.  Tells Him that there's a letter for Him.  Then, Hezekiah prays and waits.

Do we do that?  When threatened or hurt, do we turn to God and wait for Him?  Or, do we pray as we are making our own defenses and retaliation?  "Trusting" God, and making a plan B just in case.  God wants our faith, our trust, our lives.  He is the father that will not abandon us.  He is the father that will stand with us.  He is God!  If we let Him be.

Do you have a letter that needs to be laid out?

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