Where do we go with Bad News?

Isaiah 36,37; Psalms 76; 1 Peter 1 

“Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord…Now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”

Isaiah 37:14, 20

Where do we go with bad news?

It’s tempting to worry or tell a friend. Hezekiah took the threatening letter from Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and brought it to the temple of the Lord. As he spread the letter before the Lord, Hezekiah prayed for God’s deliverance, salvation and glory through this test of faith.

What “bad news” should we be spreading before the Lord rather than spreading through social media?

This life and death story of spiritual warfare, intercession, faith, and deliverance is one of few biblical stories that is repeated three times in the scriptures! God wants us to remember and learn from this story of faith. Our stories of faith often come out of painful tests. When our focus is on the presence of the Lord and his glory, our stories of faith will also be retold.

“Lord Jesus, redeem my tests of faith, for your glory.”