Reign 13

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00:00Secure the weapons. Get the fighting men ready for battle. Start rationing food and supplies.

00:11These are some of the things most rulers in the ancient world would have done if a foreign general

00:16sent a letter their way. But not Hezekiah. He understood the unique position he held as king

00:23of Judah. His job was not to defeat his enemies through military prowess or strategy.

00:30It was to trust God. We know that's easier said than done. Most of us want to take charge,

00:36figure things out, and make a plan. We want to take matters into our own hands to ensure our

00:42security. Trusting is risky. It's dangerous. To onlookers it may even seem foolish. But nothing

00:51is bigger than God. Hezekiah didn't try to answer the wicked general, Sennacherib of Assyria. Instead,

00:59he brought the general's taunts and accusations to God for him to answer. And then he prayed.

01:06A short time later, the prophet Isaiah sent a message to Hezekiah to assure him God

01:11had decreed the death of Sennacherib. Jerusalem would be saved. If we're just looking at it from

01:17the outside, prayer can seem like a desperate, last-ditch effort. But if we could see what

01:23happens in the heavenly realms, we'd know it's always the best first option. It is the most

01:30powerful thing we can do. We're taking our concerns to the Almighty, all-knowing King of

01:36the universe, who loves us so, so much and loves to fight for us.

01:40God bless you.