2 Kings 18; Isaiah 38; 2 Chronicles 32

People who don’t understand God can feel pretty superior. They see non-Christians succeed in business, beat the odds, live happy lives. So they say, “Those people are fine without God and His restrictions and demands. Those people have risen above their weak need for a crutch and look at them. They have it all, and I can do the same.”

People who don’t understand God can be pretty smug. They see evil people prosper, do unspeakable things to other people, and flaunt their depravity without fear of consequences. So they say, “If God put evil in this world, if He turns a blind eye to the evil, I don’t want anything to do with Him. He’s not a god that meets my standards.”

The Assyrian commander didn’t understand God. He felt pretty superior as he bragged about the nations he’d conquered. He smugly suggested the gods of those nations were no match for Assyria’s power, and believed Israel’s God would be the next to fall.

But the Assyrian commander wouldn’t misunderstand God forever. God, as He always does, will reveal Himself as the Only God, all-powerful, all-knowing, ever present, sovereign God of the universe.

You may feel superior, smugly denying God, putting yourself in the place that belongs to God. You may believe you’re just fine the way you are. But hear me when I say,

you won’t misunderstand God forever..