Whose God is it?

September 26, 2007

It is interesting how things can change. You see, In the Book of Isiah, Hezekiah King of Judah, was under attack by the King of Syria. And he knew he did not have a chance. And the servant of the King was just moving his mouth to get them even more downtrodden. So Hezekiah goes to Isiah and says:

Isa 37:4 BBE
(4) It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people.


Notice that, the 'Lord your God'. It was not the God of Hezekiah, it was the God of Isiah. Isiah tells them that he can Go in peace, God was going to take care of things. So he goes. But the mouth keeps telling them they are lost and Syria will take over.

So what does Hezekiah do? He gathers the reports and goes to the Temple to talk to God.

Isa 37:20 BBE
(20) But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hand, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you, and you only, are the Lord.

What happened? He went from the 'Lord your God' to the 'Lord our God'. There was a change of faith and with that the success that was to follow. The man making the threats was recalled home and killed by his own sons. Notice that the faith was no longer someone else;s faith, it was his own.

Where is your faith? Is it the faith in the God of your parents? Maybe the God of you pastor? How about your own God?