Deception at the Door, C. R. Oliver [best classic books of all time .TXT] 📗

(Personally, during my affliction, I chose Psalm 116 because it echoed my heart. Based on that Psalm, I determined the first time I could hobble down a church aisle I would give an over and above offering for missions-which was carried out with a strapped-on oxygen tank while pushing a walker. I am sure I looked like a wreck, but I was a living breathing one! Nothing felt better than the moment I could personally fulfill my vow.)

Chapter 39: Foolish Ego

It is amazing how short a distance there is between praise and surrender and foolish activities. Hezekiah received envoys from Babylon and was vulnerable to the flattery of a distant king. He guffawed over the conciliatory letter that arrived. He did not consult the Lord; he opened the treasury and gave them a grand tour of his whole house, never thinking he was making himself vulnerable and a target for attack.

Isaiah confronted him and declared the day when all of it would be gone and Hezekiah's offspring would be conscripted as eunuchs and servants in Babylon (in 586 BC it happened). What was the King's response? In essence, he said, "Well, at least God spared me and it won't happen in my lifetime." No repentance, no running to the Temple, just a selfish retort came from a heart whose clock was set.

What is the lesson gained from this?

Publication Date: 07-06-2015

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