Let God Fight Your Battles

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Setting the kingdom of Judah back on track spiritually was courageous, arduous, difficult work for Hezekiah. But after that came a monumental trial. The massive armies of the Assyrian King Sennacherib came up to invade Judah. This was a terrible superpower at the time. Assyria struck fear in nations! The Jews were greatly outnumbered and had no hope of withstanding this powerful enemy.

King Hezekiah had relaxed faith in the face of this incredible trial. “And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah” (2 Chronicles 32:6-8).

Hezekiah knew that God would fight this battle for the people of Judah. When the Assyrians began to taunt Judah, Hezekiah, along with the prophet Isaiah, turned to God in prayer.

This chapter of Hezekiah’s life is filled with lessons God’s people can apply in their own spiritual battles. God has not promised us the easy way, but He has promised to fight our battles. Hezekiah endured a trial on a level most people have never come close to. He turned to God and God fought the battle for Judah. And God wants to do the same in your life.

On this episode of the Trumpet Daily, Stephen Flurry recounts the story of King Hezekiah and the Assyrian army, and teaches us to let God fight our battles.