“Sennacherib,
the king of Assyria, will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here…
By the way that he came he will return… I will defend this city to save
it” (Isaiah 37:33-35). This, Lord, was Your answer to Hezekiah’s prayer
for salvation. What a great God You are! You are the God of our
salvation. You will answer our prayer for salvation. You love us: ‘God
so loved the world that He gave His only Son…’. Your Son, Jesus, died
for us: ‘God made Him who knew no sin (Christ) to be sin for us, so that
in Him we might become the righteousness of God’. Jesus promises to
receive all who come to Him for salvation: ‘I will never turn away
anyone who comes to Me’ (John 3:16; 6:37; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Thank
You, Lord.
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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