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Chapter 37 (ESV)

5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have reviled me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’” …

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: 16 “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 17 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. 18 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, 19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 20 So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.”

 

REFLECTION:

  1. King Hezekiah went to the temple and prayed for God to intervene in the desperate situation facing his people. The Assyrian army had surrounded Jerusalem.  The king prayed, “You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth…. Deliver us.”
  2. Picture what’s going on, and imagine what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, might be feeling in this situation. Notice how does Hezekiah react to the message his enemy sends him?  What stands out to you?  How do they relate to you?
  3. Think about an area in which you hold responsibility, such as being a group leader, or a manager, or having responsibility to uphold your end of a friendship. What are some recent problems that you are responsible to help resolve?  In what ways are you dealing (or not dealing) with them?
  4. Talk with God about what it’s like for you to have responsibility in this area; share your heart and mind with Him.

 

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

No Other Name – youtu.be/Wku9OphQ7JE