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Daily Devotion: 2 Chronicles 32:14-15

2 Chronicles 32:14-15    "Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? (15)  Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?"

Our last devotion showed the king of Assyria and his army coming against Jerusalem. Their water supply had been cut off, but they were still determined in their intent to destroy the city and take the inhabitants captive. Their sheer numbers on the scene were intimidating. Their next approach to taking the city was to approach the people with propaganda lies. First, they assumed that Jerusalem's water supply was also stopped. Then they began their arguments to Jerusalem. Did not Hezekiah take away all the idols, altars, and groves out of the city. Did not Hezekiah restrict you by saying, "Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?" (Yes, he did because the altars and groves were to non-existing gods. The ONE altar was to the one and only true and living God.)  They continued their argument by saying none of the gods of the other nations were able to stop the killing machine of Assyria. At this point, their next statement took them across the line: "how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand".  They were about to find out the error of their ways.

Their statement reminds me of the question King Nebuchadnezzar asked the three Hebrew children. When those three men refused to bow down to the idol, Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and asked, "Who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?"  He soon found out who this God of great deliverance is. When he looked into the fire and saw four men loosed and walking in the fire, the king declared "the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."

Who is that God that still delivers today? Who is that One that can thwart the enemy's greatest attempts to destroy? Who is that One that can loose the bonds of the world even in the midst of fiery trials? Who is that One that can break the chains of imprisonment? Those chains may be addictions, or emotions, habits, or whatever. OUR GOD IS ABLE!  

The Lord Jesus Christ is the God of deliverance  He delivered us from being dead in trespasses and sins through the shedding of His own blood. He took the penalty of death that belonged to us and paid it in full. Do not let the enemy intimidate you. Christ is standing strong and victorious on your side!

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