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“A MAN’S PRIDE SHALL BRING HIM LOW: BUT HONOUR SHALL UPHOLD THE HUMBLE IN SPIRIT” (Prov 29:23)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
Isaiah 39:1-8
Psalm 18:25-30
"With the merciful
thou wilt shew thyself merciful…"
"A MAN’S PRIDE SHALL BRING HIM LOW: BUT HONOUR SHALL UPHOLD THE HUMBLE IN SPIRIT" (Prov 29:23)
If you read further in 2 Chronicles 32:24-31, you will see deeper into Isaiah 39 the lurking heart of a restored saint of God. Can such a humbled man become so conceited? Jeremiah 17:9 is one verse we must always repeat, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
After the routing of the Assyrians by God’s miraculous intervention, whereby 185,000 troops were destroyed in one night, Judah suddenly became the superpower of this part of the ancient world. (So had Israel become a superpower in the Middle East in recent years by defeating the combined strength of the Arab countries in five wars.) As a result, Hezekiah’s "heart was lifted up…" (2 Chron 32:25). Dear blessed Christian, how does your heart measure before an omniscient God?
With the defeat of the Assyrians, there was the beginning of a stirring of a small state called Babylon on the distant horizon. Its king Merodachbaladan, with plots of rebellion against his master, sent presents to Jerusalem with more in his mind than wishing its ruler health. Whatever his sinister designs, this was evident from Isaiah’s query of his envoys’ credentials. Why didn’t King Hezekiah ask the prophet’s counsel in time of peace? Is God’s help needed only in war? Moreover, the flattered monarch, in an unguarded moment, revealed all the state secrets to the Babylonian visitors.
The prophescope of Isaiah immediately swung into action. There and then the displeased Lord showed His servant Hezekiah how Judah would be taken into captivity to Babylon. Hezekiah was grateful for this, the Lord’s second reprieve.
THOUGHT: "A man’s pride shall bring him low…" (Prov 29:23a)
PRAYER: Forgive me, Lord, for not seeking Thee in time of peace.
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 39:1-8
Psalm 18:25-30
"With the merciful
thou wilt shew thyself merciful…"
"A MAN’S PRIDE SHALL BRING HIM LOW: BUT HONOUR SHALL UPHOLD THE HUMBLE IN SPIRIT" (Prov 29:23)
If you read further in 2 Chronicles 32:24-31, you will see deeper into Isaiah 39 the lurking heart of a restored saint of God. Can such a humbled man become so conceited? Jeremiah 17:9 is one verse we must always repeat, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
After the routing of the Assyrians by God’s miraculous intervention, whereby 185,000 troops were destroyed in one night, Judah suddenly became the superpower of this part of the ancient world. (So had Israel become a superpower in the Middle East in recent years by defeating the combined strength of the Arab countries in five wars.) As a result, Hezekiah’s "heart was lifted up…" (2 Chron 32:25). Dear blessed Christian, how does your heart measure before an omniscient God?
With the defeat of the Assyrians, there was the beginning of a stirring of a small state called Babylon on the distant horizon. Its king Merodachbaladan, with plots of rebellion against his master, sent presents to Jerusalem with more in his mind than wishing its ruler health. Whatever his sinister designs, this was evident from Isaiah’s query of his envoys’ credentials. Why didn’t King Hezekiah ask the prophet’s counsel in time of peace? Is God’s help needed only in war? Moreover, the flattered monarch, in an unguarded moment, revealed all the state secrets to the Babylonian visitors.
The prophescope of Isaiah immediately swung into action. There and then the displeased Lord showed His servant Hezekiah how Judah would be taken into captivity to Babylon. Hezekiah was grateful for this, the Lord’s second reprieve.
THOUGHT: "A man’s pride shall bring him low…" (Prov 29:23a)
PRAYER: Forgive me, Lord, for not seeking Thee in time of peace.
Posted in Adult RPG