Paul writes to the Philippian congregation, “Do not be
anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)
With this verse in mind,
where are you going?When you are
scared, where are you going?When you
are sad, where are you going? When you are mad, where are you going? When you are
happy, where are you going?When you are
nervous, where are you going?If you are
not going to God in prayer, then you are going to the wrong place.
Sennacherib, the King of
Assyria, appeared to be invincible.He
was the leading authority of the greatest world power of the day, and he had
his sights set on the city of Jerusalem.Hezekiah, the King of Judah that resided in Jerusalem, received a
message from Sennacherib stating that Assyria was coming to take the city.Considering his other victories, and the
power of his mighty nation, this was a threat that probably shook Hezekiah in
his boots.
The world was literally crashing down around
Hezekiah and his kingdom.Where did he
go? Isaiah 34:7 tells us, “Hezekiah received the letter from
the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of
the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.” Hezekiah
laid out everything to the LORD in prayer! Because of Hezekiah’s prayer, God
stepped in and prevented Assyria from attacking Jerusalem.The Assyrians were defeated before they even
had the opportunity to attack.Sennacherib would never come back to Jerusalem.
Far too often we attempt to go
other places when we have issues.So…where
are you going?
