Days 195-205 ~ 2010

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Days 195-205

We are now .5614383561 into the year... LOL!

How are you doing with reading through, whether chronologically or other? Hope that the transforming power of the Word is evident in your life as you press into HIM daily.

For the sake of space (and typing) I am only giving a summation of today's reading.

Day 205

Hezekiah humbles self - 2 Kings 18:36-37; Isaiah 36:21-22; 2 Kings 19:1; Isaiah 37:1

~*~*~* I wanted to search for something on rending clothes and sackcloth, but IE decided to NOT work and Firefox does not seem to understand my questions...I find it interesting that the 'rent their clothes' and the other passages go into greater detail about them putting on sackcloth. If I have gleaned properly from the context of the passage and the commentaries available {e-sword.net}, rending the clothes was an outward manifestation of great grief and/or distress, the additional 'putting on' of sackcloth indicated mourning.

From H8264; properly a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), that is, coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence a bag (for grain, etc.): - sack (-cloth, -clothes).
Which causes me to think how seriously do we take the railings against our God? While we may not 'physically' rend our clothes or put on sackcloth...internally is there any indignation and crying out to HIM? Any attempts to cease and/or staunch the blasphemy against HIS holy, just and righteous name and character? How BOLD are we, really? How confident in HIM and HIS provision to stand to the test of calling out those who would trespass against our God? ~*~*~*~

Hezekiah consults Isaiah - 2 Kings 19:2-7, 37:2-7; Psalm 44

Sennacherib defies God - 2 Chronicles 32:17; 2 Kings 19:8-13; Isaiah 37:8-13

Hezekiah's prayer - 2 Chronicles 32:20; 2 Kings 19:14-19; Isaiah 37:14-20; Psalm 73

I am once again delighting in how the Psalms are interspersed throughout scripture in the chronological Bible. I understand the need to have all of the same book contained together, but as I read and reflect upon the Psalms and the crying out to the Lord, it refreshes my heart that my spiritual family left an example of how to cry out to HIM. That no matter what the circumstance and/or situation, we are ALWAYS at liberty to lay our petitions, prayers and praises at the throne of God. And HE hears us...not because of who we are, or anything we have, will or have not done, but simply because of HIS divine, sovereign WILL in our lives. His loving character and fatherly care for HIS children.

May the manifold blessings of our Father be yours in rich abundance, may you continually seek HIS care and provision for you in every area of your life. May the overflowing of HIS blessings touch the lives of others and be an outward manifestation to those who see and know you.