Do you ever try to take a step forward in something in your life, only to face resistance? Maybe you’ve made the attempt to lose that extra weight, only to find that your favorite donut shop moved in right down the street. “How did they know I was trying to drop some pounds? I can’t believe it. Well, it’s only right that I give them my business…” Look out!
In our text tonight, we’ll see King Hezekiah taking strides to move Judah forward in her devotion to God. “The shrines and the high places must come down,” said the king. But in taking those steps, Hezekiah would now face a new challenge - the conquest-hungry Assyrian army under the headship of Sennacherib. How would he face this resistance? Would Hezekiah believe his God, or be shaken by this threat? Beloved, may we learn as Hezekiah did to go deeper in our trust with God, even as the resistance may grow around us.
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