Isaiah 37 reveals the faithfulness of God. You may recall that the king of Assyria had threatened Hezekiah and put forth a plan to wipe them out. He mocked God and pretty much just said it is time to roll over because they were coming to town. “When Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes”. He was bummed and that is how they showed it in his day. Public display of being overwhelmed by the situation. Probably good we don’t do that any longer as I would run out of clothes if I tore them everytime I felt overwhelmed. But Hezekiah knew enough to run to Isaiah and asked him to “pray for us Isaiah”. Isaiah does and gives him God’s message that it is going to be ok. But the king of Assyria sends more communication that the end is coming – things are not ok and he is going to conquer. Another attempt at strong arming them into surrender. But this time note what happens: “Then Hezekiah prayed to GOD”. Do you see the difference? First time it was Hezekiah running to Isaiah to seek God. This time he goes himself and seeks the Father. It has moved from God being his second level friend to being a first level friend in his Facebook. Hezekiah seeks God and guess what? God answers and answers in a big way. He assures him and just for the sake of backing up His word, 185,000 Assyrians died with out Hezekiah’s army even lifting a sword. They fell at the hand of “the Angel of God”.
We need to be connected to the Father. Is God a first level friend in your Facebook or Linked In page? Not literally, but you get the drift. We spend time connecting with people using a computer and web tool, but how much more important that we spend time connecting face to face with the living God and Creator of the universe. Here is a newsflash – Facebook will never save you from anything. But God can and will – He still listens and answers prayers. He still loves us with all His being. He wants a relationship and is passionate about you and me. That only happens when we seek Him and spend time with Him. No other way – and not via the web. Get with God today. He loves you!
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