MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Monday April 27, 2020
Topic: ARROGANCE OF UNBELIEVERS
Text: 2 Kings 18:26 – 37
A
proud and arrogant man has no place in God’s plan. God hates pride and
arrogance (James 4:6 & 1 Peter 5:5). When God sees any atom of pride in
you, He will not use you for anything; He will not answer your prayers rather
His grace will depart and your fall will be mighty. Remember the story of Haman
against Mordecai. As Christians, we should as a matter of priority remove pride
and arrogance from our lives if we intend to please God and enjoy His
benevolence.
From
our text, we saw the arrogance and pride of Rabshakeh an officer sent by Sennacherib
king of Assyria to Hezekiah. We can see from 2 Kings 18 verse 17, that
Rabshakeh is an office and not name of a person. Their speaker spoke arrogantly
because they don’t know the God of Israel. He compared God of Israel to gods of
other land that cannot deliver. After all the display of pride and arrogance,
Hezekiah’s men didn’t utter a word. No wonder people say that silence is the
best answer to a fool.
In
chapter 19, we saw how God discomfited and chased them away. WHO CAN BATTLE WITH THE LORD? This is
how unbelievers boast and send threats against believers but at last God will
always put them to shame. Are people threatening because they feel they are
greater than you? Your God of Israel will disgrace them.
Food for Thought: Who can battle with the Lord?
Memory verse: 2 Kings 18:29
Prayer:
Remove arrogance and pride from me O Lord because no one can battle with you.
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