Please read Isaiah 39.
Meditate on verse 5.
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts.”
God gave Hezekiah an additional fifteen years to live, and
this chapter reveals a king who got a full of himself. Hezekiah’s story is recorded for all
eternity, so we can learn from his prideful mistakes. Hezekiah shows the king of Babylon ALL his
treasure house. When the Babylonians
attack Jerusalem less than 100 years after King Hezekiah’s show and tell, they
know exactly what the treasures of Jerusalem are and where they are located.
Do you ever get carried away? Do you ever talk too much, brag too much,
show off too much? Be mindful of who you
are lifting up. Do your words and
actions exalt your Glorious Lord Jesus Christ or do they exalt self?
The inhabitants of Jerusalem will pay dearly for a king who
got full of himself. And did you notice
Hezekiah’s incredible selfishness in verse eight? Isaiah has told Hezekiah of the coming
punishment of God even on his own children, and Hezekiah’s response is, “Well
at least there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Pray Isaiah 39:5 and 8.
“LORD, the Word you
have spoken is indeed good.
May my family hear it
and obey.
Keep our foolish
pride in check.
In Your Name, Jesus~”
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