The Grands Letter

2 Chronicles 32:7, 20, “Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed

because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude which is with him;

for the One with us is greater than the one with him….But King Hezekiah and

Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed about this and cried out to heaven.”

Why do those who have sufficient always want more? Pride and

arrogance seem to grip the hearts of leaders. It was so with Sennacherib

king of Assyria. When he saw what Hezekiah, king of Judah, possessed,

he wanted it all for himself. Even in Old Testament times, men knew that

a key to victory was psychological warfare. Sennacherib’s generals taunted

Judah with threats, intending to demoralize them. They sent letters that

dishonored the LORD God, and they spoke in the Judean language so that

all the people of Judea could hear and fear.

But, Hezekiah was wise. He had prepared for Assyria’s assault by stopping

up the water sources and depriving them of drinking water. Then he spoke

to the people and to the LORD. He reminded the people that the LORD was

greater than Sennacherib and his armies. Then, he and his leaders prayed to

the LORD about the entire situation. “And the LORD sent an angel who

destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the

king of Assyria. So, he returned in shame to his own land.”

Should we, then, worry about the power of North Korea? Should their threats

be discouraging to us? Is not the LORD more powerful than Kim Jung Un?

Pray for our leaders that they might look to the LORD as did Hezekiah!

May the LORD bless you today! You are ever in our prayers.

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”