My thoughts and my life

A reminder for today Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven. And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. (2 Chronicles 32:20-21) How are you today my dear friend and how are you doing with all your challenges in the kingdom of God? As you know we are in the proses of moving into a new house that the Lord so graciously blessed us with. Today was our fourth due date that we were supposed to move in. Unfortunately our builder lied about a number of things in this meant that yesterday we found out that these last finishes were not ordered as he had said and so we are forced to wait another week. As I left there yesterday I realised how the devil has used a weakness in this man to not only disgrace him but to cause anger and unhappiness within us. It is interesting that on the very words I write to you e...

A reminder for today He may have a great army, but they are merely men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!" Hezekiah's words greatly encouraged the people. (2 Chronicles 32:8) I guess just as there were battles in the old kingdoms, we have battles in the kingdom of God that happens every day. King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah and he had a very large army that has conquered many other nations. So obviously the people were afraid and intimidated by the accomplishments of this army that now invaded their own land. Hezekiah knew that the battle lies in God’s hands and that God will surely save His people and deliver them from the hands of the Assyrian army - We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us! Now in the kingdom of God we run into challenges or circumstances that is just overwhelming and we would stare ourselves blind at this huge problem and not look for God to help overcome this mountain tha...

A reminder for today In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God's laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful. (2 Chronicles 31:21) How are you today my dear friend? I do hope that your week is well on its way and that you are blessed in all that you do and that no challenge will hinder your progress. King Hezekiah’s father did terrible things and turned against the Lord and this made the Lord very angry. They were attacked and defeated a number of times until finally Hezekiah became king and he in turn did what was pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. Living in the kingdom of the Lord we often see similar scenarios. People turn to God and then later we find that they turn away from God. I suppose it is often due to circumstances or influences that people will either turn to God or turn away from God. I guess it depends on our motives and our willingness to remain faithful to...

A reminder for today But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD's Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar. (2 Chronicles 26:16) How are you my dear friend? I do hope you had a wonderful weekend and that all is well for the week ahead. We had an interesting weekend. Firstly we had to move out of our current house and then off course our new house is not finished yet. Now it is this moment that I guess we all have questions some times and so often we are not sure why things happen. Uzziah became very powerful because of God’s favour over His rule and this made him proud which finally led to his downfall. When I look at all the things that have gone wrong over the last couple of weeks I realise that God wants us to remain humble and trust Him. Had we moved in we would have had a weekend without any power in our house, because there was a hug...

A reminder for today He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done. Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success. (2 Chronicles 26:4-5) How are you today my dear friend? Are the storms raging on and the winds of challenges blowing through your life? This week we saw that the Lord will win our battles for us and that we need to have faith for with the Lord we will destroy lions. We need to pray for those around us so that their eyes are opened and we must remember that there is a purpose in everything that happens, we need to listen to God and follow His voice. Today I want to add on to that with this amazing verse from Chronicles 26 - And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success. This is such a powerful verse and something that we can take with us through the weekend. Uzziah sought God and ...