July 21, 2009 Supernatural Help
Today’s Bible Reading: 2 Kings 18, 19; 2 Chronicles 32; James 5
Scripture Focus:
2 Chronicles 32:7–8 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
Observation:
Hezekiah and all Jerusalem watched with dismay as the mighty army of the Assyrians marched toward Jerusalem and set up camp all around. The odds were against him. How could he withstand such a mighty force?
Hezekiah did the right thing. He went to the house of the Lord to beseech God, and he sent messengers to Isaiah the prophet.
Isaiah’s words are amazing: “With him (the king of Assyria) is an arm of flesh; but with us the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.”
Hezekiah, in turn, spoke those words to the people, and they were strengthened.
Application:
When the odds look overwhelmingly against me, where do I turn? The enemy has an arm of flesh, but I have the LORD my God to help me and to fight my battles.
Prayer:
Father God, may I receive strength and faith from these words today, just as the people of Jerusalem did so long ago.
