Date: 07-20-2020

Title:
God Responds to Faith and Obedience

(S) cripture:
    2 Kings 18:6 (NASB) 6 For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

    2 Kings 19:6-7 (NASB) 6 Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. 7 “Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.”‘”

(O) bservation:
    Hezekiah was faithful and obedient to the Lord. When faced with the challenge of the king of Assyria he remained faithful to the Lord and led the people to do the same. The messengers from the king of Assyria did all they could to discourage and frighten the people of Judah, but Hezekiah and the people remained strong. God honored their faithfulness and kept them from being overthrown and taken captive. In spite of all his threats and boasts of power it was the king of Assyria who died, and Hezekiah and the people of Judah were saved.

(A) pplication:
    I must be faithful and obedient to the Lord and His call in my life regardless of the threats and boasts thrown at me from others. I cannot be discouraged because it is the Lord God that I serve. I must trust that He will protect me and the people I serve. I must be faithful and obedient as the leader of the people of New Baptist. If we are to move forward in our ministry and mission then I must follow Hezekiah’s example and be faithful and obedient. It is the only way we can move forward unafraid and with courage.

(P) rayer:
    Lord, I will follow you. Strengthen my heart and my life. Protect me from the threats and boasts of the enemy. Let me help lead New Baptist Church to the future you have for us. Give me the strength to follow you faithfully and obediently. Amen