Nothing Can Stop God’s Plan

2 Chronicles 32:22

"Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem 

from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and 

from the hand of all other, and guided 

them on every side."  

    Sennacherib had already conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and part of his protocol was mixing people up and sending them to different nations so that he could completely obliterate their culture. He was successful, and still today we refer to that group of exiled Israelites as the “Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.” Had Sennacherib been able to conquer Hezekiah and Jerusalem, it would have been the end of the Southern Kingdom of Israel, and the end of Judaism.
    Remember, during that time, everyone with the exception of the Jews worshiped idols. Had King Hezekiah and the Jews fallen to Assyria, the idea of one loving God would no longer have an advocate in the world. The fact that the Jews were able to stay in Israel for a few hundred years more  gave time for Christianity to be born and for the belief of one God to spread to the world. No, our world isn’t perfect, but instead of living in a world of idolatry and paganism, we live in a world where most people believe in a Father in Heaven.
    Instead of falling to Sennacherib, God sent an angel the night before the Assyrian army would decimate Jerusalem, and the angel killed them all. It was a victory sent by God that changed history forever.  What does all this teach us? 

    It teaches us once again that God has a plan for the world, and nothing, not even the greatest army, can get in His way. He has a plan for our lives as well, and nothing can stop that either. We need to trust, thank, and give glory to our Father in Heaven. There are many "what if’s" that can be asked, but there is one thing we know for sure: There is one God who loves us and He is the One running the show. 

Amen!

Reading: 2 Chr. 32:1-23

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail

The Cross Life Ministry