2 Kings 18:19-20 (NASBStr)
Then Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, “ What is this confidence that you have? You say (but they are only empty words), ‘ I have counsel and strength for the war. ’ Now on whom do you rely, that you have rebelled against me?
The world does not get believers! When we voice confidence in God despite the conditions and/or circumstances around us,, the non-believing world asks, "What is this confidence that you have?" We are instructed by God to put our confidence in Him. We are to enter the throne room of God in full confidence (Hebrews 4:16). We are to have no confidence in the flesh but rather in Christ's work in our lives (Philippians 3:4). When the world sees us they wonder why we trust in God despite all the pressure around us. Many people in the world trust in the things they can see. When they can't see safety they don't think they are safe. Yet, the world doesn't understand our world-view. We believe that God is completely in charge. When Rabshakeh came to Hezekiah and his people he was mocking them about what he thought was a false sense of security. Herod thought that about the Jesus. Herodias thought that about Paul. Nebuchadnezzar thought that about the three young men in the fiery furnace. We who believe in God's power and presence have a funny and weird world-view as seen by the unbeliever. "What is this confidence that you have have?", they ask. We say in Yahweh, the Creator of the World.
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