It’s a Small Thing to God
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud
voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the
great king, the king of Assyria: Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah
deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will
surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of
the king of Assyria.”
2 Kings 18:28–30
Sennacherib greatly expanded the Assyrian Empire through a series of military conquests. He had defeated other nations both large and small, and when he prepared to attack Jerusalem, he was fully confident. His messenger was instructed to warn the Jews not to depend on their God. The gods of the other nations had fallen before his armies, and the Assyrians expected nothing to be different about the kingdom of Judah. Their massive army was camped nearby, ready to attack once the order was given.
Despite the caution not to trust in God, Hezekiah went to the Temple and prayed. There the prophet Isaiah met him and assured the outnumbered king that God had heard his prayers, and that a complete and total victory was coming without a battle at all. “And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses” (2 Kings 19:35).
Someone said, “It is far more important to pray with a sense of the greatness of God than with a sense of the greatness of the problem.” We are sometimes overwhelmed by the weight of the obstacles we face, but God never is. His power is unlimited, and all we need is faith in Him to see His might displayed.
2 Kings 18:28–30
Sennacherib greatly expanded the Assyrian Empire through a series of military conquests. He had defeated other nations both large and small, and when he prepared to attack Jerusalem, he was fully confident. His messenger was instructed to warn the Jews not to depend on their God. The gods of the other nations had fallen before his armies, and the Assyrians expected nothing to be different about the kingdom of Judah. Their massive army was camped nearby, ready to attack once the order was given.
Despite the caution not to trust in God, Hezekiah went to the Temple and prayed. There the prophet Isaiah met him and assured the outnumbered king that God had heard his prayers, and that a complete and total victory was coming without a battle at all. “And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses” (2 Kings 19:35).
Someone said, “It is far more important to pray with a sense of the greatness of God than with a sense of the greatness of the problem.” We are sometimes overwhelmed by the weight of the obstacles we face, but God never is. His power is unlimited, and all we need is faith in Him to see His might displayed.
Today’s Growth Principle:
No challenge you face will ever cause God to wonder
or worry about the solution—it is a small thing to Him.
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