Last modified: June 27, 2022
Brady• June 27, 2022•
When Hezekiah showed the Babylonian envoys “all that was in his house,” he thought he was showing his strength. In reality, all he proved was how naive he was to think that same action wouldn’t come back to bite him.
Yet we don’t need storehouses to do the same, do we? That’s what social media is for! But where’s the line between us sharing our excitement for something and it coming off as pride — the very thing that Hezekiah was guilty of?
Unfortunately, only you know that line, but maybe Hezekiah’s story can help us figure it out.
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CloseIn 2 Samuel 12, David is told that because of his sin with Bathsheba (and Uriah), the sword will never leave his house. Bible students know what that means. For the rest of his life, David would watch as his family tore itself apart, from sons raping half sisters, to sons leading coups, to brothers attempting to steal the throne from each other, and more. Some families today are like that (minus the violence). A lot of people grew up in an environment that is tense, angry, backbiting, and overall not pointed towards God. If that's you and you're a parent, you have one job: Get the sword out of your house.
Last modified: June 27, 2022