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What To Do When Told Not To Trust The LORD

6/15/2022

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​2 Kings 18:28-31 - Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.  "Thus says the king, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from my hand; nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." 'Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria,…"  NASU 
  • Do Not Listen 
Rabshakeh is one of Sennacherib's the King of Assyria's officers who was sent to Jerusalem to demand Hezekiah to surrender to the King. As he speaks to three of Hezekiah's officials he taunts them. He tells them to be smart and not listen to King Hezekiah who will not be able to save them from the inevitable.
 
I laugh at Rabshakeh's statement "…nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD,…"
 
Hezekiah had a reputation of trusting in the LORD and these Assyrian's knew it. Would anyone know that we trust in the LORD by our lifestyle?
 
2 Kings 19:9-12 -Rabshakeh… sent messengers again to Hezekiah saying, "Thus you shall say to Hezekiah king of Judah, 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you saying, "Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." 'Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, destroying them completely. So will you be spared? 'Did the gods of those nations which my fathers destroyed deliver them,…' 
 
The answer to his question is "No" those gods didn't deliver them, but there is a big difference. Those nations didn't have the God of Creation as their God. They had gods that were not gods. Their gods were made of wood and stone.
 
Our God is Spirit and wasn't made by the hands of men.
 
Rabshakeh is trying desperately to destroy the confidence of Hezekiah and the Israelites that they have in the LORD.
 
The devil is trying today using other "Rabshakehs" who will mock and ridicule Christians for trusting in the LORD God Almighty. 
  • Say A Prayer 
This is what Hezekiah did according to verse 15 - "Hezekiah prayed before the LORD…"
 
If you have some available time I would recommend reading I Kings 18 and 19 and see how Hezekiah is ridiculed for his faith in God. Christians today are likewise ridiculed for believing in God. We are told not to trust in the LORD, but to trust in the government or in ourselves.
 
If you trust in the government how is that going for you today?

Inflation is out of control, people have lost over 25% and more in some case of their retirement. So do you really think trusting in the government or your finances is the answer?
 
When people tell you not to trust in the LORD my advice is simple "Don't Listen To Them". 
  • God Answers Hezekiah's Prayer 
2 Kings 19:20-21 - Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.' "This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him:…"
 
God sent Isaiah the prophet with a message and the message from God was "I have heard you".
 
When we pray God hears us.
 
When we trust in God others hear us.
 
Don't be silent!
 
Trust in God!

When others don't want you to trust in God, Trust in Him anyways. 
 
Think About This:
 
The tragedy of our day is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.

Stay Pumped,

Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word
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