God Reigns Over All

Day 111

Reading: 2 Kings 18:1 - 2 Kings 20:21

Let every boaster boasting against God know that God reigns supreme. There is no higher court than that of God. In the midst of turmoil around us, we need to remind ourselves and our adversaries that God is still in charge. I understand it's difficult to maintain focus when everything around is not working, however, don't allow the circumstances to speak to you greater things than the promises of God. Paint a bigger picture of God in your imagination.

King Hezekiah loved God and walked not just after God that the Bible says after him there wasn't any other king like him. And because of his pursuit of God, the Lord prospered him that he rebelled against the Assyrians who had placed the region under oppression.

When King Hezekiah rebelled against the Assyrians, King Sennacherib sent messengers to threaten the people. He didn't get messengers who needed translators. His intention was to deliver his message to all the people and cause them to leave King Hezekiah. King Hezekiah had advised the people to say nothing. They listened as the message was delivered in Hebrew and when King Hezekiah was told the message he asked that the prophet Isaiah be told and to seek a response.

King Hezekiah understood that first, the people shouldn't respond to the voice of the enemy. Learn to keep silent when the enemy is taunting you. Secondly, King Hezekiah sent for the prophet to declare the mind of God. The first time the Assyrians came to the Kingdom of Judah King Hezekiah gave them silver and gold. The next time he became bold and rebelled. Learn from your mistakes. Don't fuel your bondage.

After the prophetic word, the messengers hurried back to King Sennacherib for they heard of the wars he was fighting. Jerusalem had survived this once. However, King Sennacherib sends messengers again to Jerusalem and came boasting that no nation or God can withstand the power of his forces. He presents a letter mocking God from King Sennacherib. King Hezekiah on hearing the contents of the letter takes the letter and goes to the House of God to cry to God. He didn't seek for the prophet. He sought God to intervene.

King Hezekiah's prayer in the midst of adversity was to worship God as the One who reigns over all the earth and kingdoms. He then asks God to open His ears to the boastings of Sennacherib which are a reproach to the Living God. King Hezekiah simply told God that the Assyrian king was mocking God and as far as King Hezekiah was concerned God needed to defend Himself.

God sent Isaiah with a reply to King Hezekiah. Telling him that this enemy would be no more and truly as God declared King Sennacherib is killed by his own sons. Don't mess with God. Every enemy mocking God's capacity will meet with a fatal blow.

King Hezekiah loved God. He fell ill and when God sent the prophet Isaiah to tell him to get ready to die, Hezekiah cries to God and reminds God of his service to Him. The result was that God immediately tells Isaiah to go back and tell Hezekiah that he had another 15 years. Child of God prayer works. However, what is your service to God to credit your heavenly account?

Memory Service: 2 Kings 18:5-7

Decree

Personalise this scripture.

Then Charles turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” 2 Kings 20:2(paraphrased, italics mine)

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