"Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah, he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself."
2 Chronicles 31:20 - 32:1 (NKJV)
Newtons' third law of motion says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This is the same as the idea of cause and effect, saying that something happened because something else prompted that thing to happen. While this is true, there still has to be some first action to cause a reaction or effect. Someone or something has to first do something to cause the reaction or effect. Just because something happens does not always mean something else happened first.
In the Old Testament, we can read about King Hezekiah, and how he was a good king who served God. But, as we see in 2 Chronicles, King Hezekiah did everything correctly and was still attacked by an enemy. We can see stories of different kings and people in the Bible who made a mistake or disobeyed God, and they had a problem. But we can also see examples in the Bible, like the story of King Hezekiah, where people did everything right, and they still had problems.
When something bad happens, is it always our fault? We need to realize that problems will always happen in this world, even if we do everything right. King Hezekiah was faithful to God and he was still attacked. Paul preached the Gospel and people tried to kill him. Jesus did the will of God and was still persecuted. When we have a problem, we should not just try to blame ourselves, or even other people. Instead, we need to look into God's Word and follow the direction of the Holy Spirit to see how to successfully deal with the problem.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.
After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah, he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself."
2 Chronicles 31:20 - 32:1 (NKJV)
Newtons' third law of motion says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This is the same as the idea of cause and effect, saying that something happened because something else prompted that thing to happen. While this is true, there still has to be some first action to cause a reaction or effect. Someone or something has to first do something to cause the reaction or effect. Just because something happens does not always mean something else happened first.
In the Old Testament, we can read about King Hezekiah, and how he was a good king who served God. But, as we see in 2 Chronicles, King Hezekiah did everything correctly and was still attacked by an enemy. We can see stories of different kings and people in the Bible who made a mistake or disobeyed God, and they had a problem. But we can also see examples in the Bible, like the story of King Hezekiah, where people did everything right, and they still had problems.
When something bad happens, is it always our fault? We need to realize that problems will always happen in this world, even if we do everything right. King Hezekiah was faithful to God and he was still attacked. Paul preached the Gospel and people tried to kill him. Jesus did the will of God and was still persecuted. When we have a problem, we should not just try to blame ourselves, or even other people. Instead, we need to look into God's Word and follow the direction of the Holy Spirit to see how to successfully deal with the problem.
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