Listen to Me

“Listen to me, O Lord!” 2 Kings 19:16

Many of us would like to have God’s undivided attention. Oh wait! We do! In history books we read that the ambitious king of Assyria waged military campaigns, destroyed walled cities and towns and in 2 Kings 19, he was gunning for Jerusalem. He started mocking not only Hezekiah, the king of Judah, but also the God of the Israelites. 

Hezekiah came before the Lord in the temple, and prayed, “You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and listen! Open Your eyes, O Lord, and see! Hear the words of Sennacherib which he sent to taunt the living God! Save us from the power of this man, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.” (2 Kings 19:15-19)

Like Hezekiah, we too have an enemy that wishes to destroy us. He prowls around like a lion, looking for any way he can attack us and take us down (1 Peter 5:8). He wants to destroy our country, our Church, our families, our health, our relationships, everything we value. He taunts us and tries to make a mockery of our faith from all directions. 

Like Hezekiah, we need to humble ourselves and pray. God will make a way where there is no way. The Assyrian army was not able to breach Jerusalem’s wall. They had to turn back because of a plague that killed 185,000 Assyrian troops. King Sennacherib had to return to Nineveh. 

As people of God, we have His ear. We should always hope, always be thankful, and aways be patient. God is working. Dictators and tyrants come and go, but the Word of God endures forever.