I drove
home in a lightning storm on a recent Monday night. The route home I took was wide open space, a
highway that runs alongside a train track.
It was a little after 8pm and I had a front row seat to this amazing
light show. As I drove I realized the
lighting was all around me and close by.
Then I had this scary thought: “People get zapped by lightning all the
time. What if this is my day? What if my Prius (who everyone knows is the
beast of hybrids) gets lit up?” I
quickly thought about how safe I am with God on my side. But that thought was proceeded with the
thought of all the godly people who die all the time. “That’s it! I’m going to die!” I told myself.
My mind went back to all I had heard about people that got struck by lightning:
“What did they say it was like? Bright
light? Big booming sound?” I was sure I
remembered hearing that somewhere.
Then it
happened. I was stopped at a stoplight
on the highway when I heard this blaring, loud, long sound. “Take me home
Jesus!” But I was still sitting in my
car. I looked over to my right and saw a
train getting ready to start rolling again, blaring its train horn. I drove home embarrassed of myself.
The king
of Assyria had sent a threatening message to king Hezekiah. Isaiah brought this word from the Lord to
Hezekiah: Do not be afraid of what
you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria
have blasphemed me. 2 Kings
19:6 (NIV)
I realize
I give too much power to the stuff I hear...the noise. I give into the fearful words of the enemy.
The Bible tells us that he prowls around like a roaring lion. In
other words, he makes a lot of noise. And it’s easy to get paralyzed in
fear by that noise. But 2 Kings 19:6 points out an important truth:
We think the enemy’s words are against the people of God. But
really, it’s against the God of the people. God told Hezekiah: “Do not be afraid of…those words which the
underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.”
When the
lion’s telling me I’m not going to make it, He’s really calling out God’s
ability to provide a way for me. This is ultimately because I’m God’s.
His words against my health is calling out my Healer. His roar
against my finances is calling out my Provider. His lie about my past is
calling out my Forgiver and Redeemer! So, diminish the
effect of his empty words by growing in your knowledge and confidence in the
Person of God.
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