Have you ever felt overwhelmed at what
seemed to be impossible circumstances? Maybe things even seemed utterly
hopeless?
Sometimes, life can do that to us. We live in a broken world,
after all.
Well, what is to be done? Friend, I read a story in Isaiah 36-37
this morning that gives incredible hope! It is a truth that we all need to
remember.
Sennacherib, the supreme ruler over
Assyria, sent his army to attack Hezekiah and the land of Judah. The battle
wouldn't have even been close. There was absolutely no way that Judah could
prevail.
What was Hezekiah to do?
Throw up his hands in despair. No one could have blamed him if he did.
But he didn't.
While he was filled with
despair and feelings of hopeless, he took the matter to the Lord. A letter had
been written to clarify just how hopeless the situation was ... but Hezekiah
took that letter to the Lord.
Isaiah 37:14-15
"Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers, read it, then went up to
the LORD’s temple and spread it out before the LORD. Then Hezekiah prayed to
the LORD: ..."
Did God already know what was
in the letter? Yep.
Did Hezekiah inform God of
anything He didn't already know. Nope.
But, God was pleased when
Hezekiah brought the matter to Him, opened up the issue, told Him all about it,
and explained what needed to happen.
Essentially, Hezekiah bore
his soul to God. He expressed his fears. He expressed his feelings of
hopelessness. But, he also said that God must move and that God could absolutely
do something about the problem.
And God did!
Friend, do not settle into
despair when life gets tough. It's easy to do. I have done it all too often.
But, Christians have the powerful resource of prayer in times of trial.
Will God answer us quickly? No
necessarily.
Will God grant our requests
every time? No.
But, that's where faith comes
in. We go to Him, tell Him what's going on, and then trust Him with the
results.
Let's strive to live in
victory today. Our Father, if you are saved, is the Ruler of the Universe,
after all.
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