Isaiah 37:14 – “And Hezekiah received the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them; and Hezekiah went to the house of the LORD and spread them before the LORD.”

I am amazed at myself and others at how often we fail to follow the simple directives of the Holy Spirit.   We have the propensity to try to fix things ourselves.   We will rack our brains for a solution and devise our plans for success.   Tragically, often, they are miserable failures.

Admittedly, that is not always bad, but if we learned from Scripture and the examples of those who did it God’s way, we would be light years ahead, far more victorious, and filled with peace.   It would add years to our lives.

Isaiah 37 gives a simple pattern that we miss.   Hezekiah had received a threatening letter from Sennacherib, King of Assyria.   Hezekiah heard the threats, and his first action was humility and prayer.  He went to the house of the LORD.

God turned the enemy back, but rather than just leaving, they sent threatening letters.   Hezekiah was no fool.  He knew what the Assyrians had done throughout the land.  The threat had weight.

Hezekiah read the letter, and as he did, he had two choices – Fear or Faith.    He could rely on his inadequacy or rely on God’s sufficiency.  Thankfully, he chose to trust God, so he took the problem that the threatening letters represented and spread them out before God.

His expectation was for God to read the threats.  He said, “LORD, this is what we are facing, and we cannot fix it.  Therefore, we are totally in Your hands.  You promised to take care of us and fight for us.”

He stood on the revealed promise of Isaiah 40:8 – “The grass withers, the flower fades; BUT the Word of our God shall stand FOREVER!”

Isaiah 40:31 promised that they could expect renewed strength, with no weariness or fainting. 

Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the sea, I will be with you: and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you.”

This was Total Protection and is only found in doing things God’s way.   Do not fret; God has never failed yet!  Be like Hezekiah and spread the problem out before the LORD.  Give the Problem to Him!

If there is another action to be done by you, He will let you know!  Otherwise, do what you know, listen for his voice, trust His nudging, and Relax.   God does not fail.

Have a blessed day basking in the sunlight of God’s Love and the provisions of His promises and power!