God will not be mocked!

In 2 Chronicles 32:1-22 there is an interesting story. Hezekiah became king of Judah after the death of king Ahaz. He was a godly king and commanded that the people go back to the worshiping the One true God. He destroyed all of the idols and re-opened the Temple in Jerusalem and had it repaired. He reinstated the celebration of Passover and that year the feast lasted for 2 whole weeks.

One day the king of Assyria, Sennacherib, decided to lay siege to Jerusalem. The people were very afraid because the Assyrian army was strong and had taken over many cities. But, king Hezekiah told them to trust God to fight for them.

King Sennecherib sent one of his servants over to the wall of Jerusalem and told him to brag about how powerful he was. He also told them that since the gods of the other nations couldn't save them, why should they think that their God could do a better job?

Instead of just giving up, king Hezekiah and Isaiah both cried out to the Lord about this. The next morning, the entire Assyrian army was found dead in their camp because the Lord had sent an angel to destroy them! Sennecherib ended up going home in shame.

This is an example of what happens when people mock God. They may get away with it for a while since He is slow to anger, but as the saying goes; "you can run but you can not hide". God will not allow His name to be "dragged through the mud" so to speak. He is all powerful and He always wins.

In today's culture, mocking God is nothing strange. Everyday, I see on TV or in the newspaper, people voluntarily going against God's laws. People take His name in vain and think nothing of it. Laws are passed that give people free reign to go against God's instructions. I even saw a promo for a new fall TV show that is about a demon from Hell and his wife and how they interact with their neighbors! It is even animated and sold as a comedy!

There will be a day of reckoning. No one is going to be mocking God when they stand trembling before Him to give an account of their actions. He will one day make all things right.

Most Bible scholars are of the opinion that we are living in the last days. If we truly are, then believers need to be busy about speaking the gospel to everyone they come in contact with. It should be our top priority to be "missional" like Pastor Matt tells us, while there is still time.