16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD: 17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. 18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, that will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." 19 "The word of the LORD you have spoken is good," Hezekiah replied. For he thought, "Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?" (2 Kings 20:16-19)
King Hezekiah's reaction to impending doom on his kingdom and even to his children struck me as very odd this morning, yet I see it nearly every week in the churches around Georgia. Even though a time may come in the near future when their church may no longer exist and the generations to follow will be without that lighthouse where God shines into the community of spiritual darkness, the people are content because everything is fine in their present world.
Folks, we cannot be lulled into contentment while the hearts of our generation and the generations to come are being drawn away from the only One who can give them life and light. Unlike Hezekiah, let's have a burden for our children and their children's children. May we do everything we can in our lifetime to ensure that they will know the same joy in Christ that we are experiencing today.
Lord, help us to see beyond today and have a vision for your preferred future. Amen.
Blessings,
Bryan
King Hezekiah's reaction to impending doom on his kingdom and even to his children struck me as very odd this morning, yet I see it nearly every week in the churches around Georgia. Even though a time may come in the near future when their church may no longer exist and the generations to follow will be without that lighthouse where God shines into the community of spiritual darkness, the people are content because everything is fine in their present world.
Folks, we cannot be lulled into contentment while the hearts of our generation and the generations to come are being drawn away from the only One who can give them life and light. Unlike Hezekiah, let's have a burden for our children and their children's children. May we do everything we can in our lifetime to ensure that they will know the same joy in Christ that we are experiencing today.
Lord, help us to see beyond today and have a vision for your preferred future. Amen.
Blessings,
Bryan
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