Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

May 2nd, 2010 God Gave Them a Saviour

Todays Reading – 2 Kings 13 & 14  

And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.2 Kings 13:4-5 

This will possibly be the briefest devotion that I will ever post on this site; not because the passage lacks importance; not because it lacks depth; but because it is so simple and beutiful and speaks entirely for itself. 

Jehoahaz, a bad king  from a nation that was an ungodly nation, was in a bad way:  they were facing imminent destruction from another ungodly nation.  However, in his distress he “besought the Lord”, and the Lord sent him a saviour. 

It kind of reminds me of another guy I know, who was not (and still is not) a good guy; and comes from a wicked nation; and is in a bad way, facing imminent destruction of life and soul.  Yet this guy “besought” the Lord also; and the Lord sent him a Saviour, Jesus Christ.  That guy is me, and maybe it is you too, if you have “called upon the name of the Lord” for your salvation.   

Praise the Lord for His wonderful mercy and grace upon sinners like me who deserve Hell!