In God We Trust??

When Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah, he came to Jerusalem and confronted Hezekiah asking him, "On what are you basing your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem?" It was a timely question because Assyria had been conquering nation after nation with little or no resistance. Hezekiah's answer was that he and the people of Jerusalem based their confidence on the LORD!

This is a fitting question for us today. When the enemies of our nation oppose us, where does our confidence lay? For many today they turn to the world's wisdom. Government or science or military-might is where they place their confidence. It was not so in past! The history of our nation shows that when enemies rose up against our nation that the leaders and the people turned to the Almighty. They placed their confidence in the only true God. The God, for whom so many had fled to this land so they could worship Him freely without fear, was where their confidence lay.

This is also a very fitting question for us personally. When the enemies of life like sickness or any number of life's difficulties invade our homes, where do we place our confidence? Is it in the Lord?