Hezekiah's

Hezekiah's commitment to the LORD is tested to the uttermost. The Assyrian commander comes and shouts to the defenders on the walls of Jerusalem, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: on what do you rest this trust of yours? Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war?’” (2 Kings 18:19,20). Do we see the Bible as “mere words”? Such is human nature, that it now appears this way to many people as they wilt under the constant barrage of atheism and humanism. Today we do not have a living prophet to go to – but the word of God is“living” – Hebrews 4:12 tells us, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing the division of soul and spirit … discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” May we use it to the fullest this day as we walk the path to the kingdom.

Our Ezekiel reading (chapter 9) is about the time when God’s anger overflowed against Jerusalem; there was no good king like Hezekiah on the throne. But as we read on in Ezekiel we will come to remarkable prophecies which we can see are in the process of being fulfilled in our days; those who really read God’s word build their faith on these, together with the prophecies of Jesus and the apostles. “For the word of God is living and active … discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). May the intentions of our heart be to serve God to the best of our ability this and every day.