2 Chronicles 32:8 - "'With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.' And the people took confidence from the words of Hezeki′ah king of Judah."
Have you ever stopped and wondered, I mean, have you ever thought deeply as to how God does it? Ya know, how does God do the amazing things in our lives that God alone can do in our lives. God alone can call us into being; without God doing it we don't even exist. God alone can breathe into us the breath of life; without God doing it we have a body which has no life. God alone can bring forth food from the earth, find us when we're lost, pay the penalty of our sin, defeat the power of sin, and more.
So how does God do it? How does God do all that God does for us? Well, let's put it this way. God does not use a remote control. Remote controls make it possible to sit back, stay where you are, and never lift a finger except to push a button and bridge the gap with electronics. Remote controls may be easy. But they're also impersonal, at least as it pertains to this analogy.
No, God does not do all the amazing things that God alone can do with a remote control. Instead, in today's Bible verse from 2 Chronicles 32:8, we hear one of the best kings ever, Hezeki′ah king of Judah, say, "With [those who try to harm us] is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." And look at how all who believed him responded. In 2 Chronicles 32:8, God also tells us that "the people took confidence from the words of Hezeki′ah king of Judah." When people hear that God is not using a remote control, that God is not far away, when people hear instead that God is with us, that God is here to help us, then people are encouraged.
And isn't it true? When someone lives their life in a way that shows they clearly believe that God is with us, to do what he does and be who he is and be our help and our strength, then that person inspires us. And when someone calls us to live our life, believing that God is with us, to do what he does and be who he is and be our help and our strength, then that person inspires us.
Dear friends, God is not far away, relaxing, using a remote control to minimize the energy he pours into us. Instead, like Hezeki′ah king of Judah, said long ago, "with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles."
Believe it, and be inspired! For it's true!
Praise God!
Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson
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