Odds

Odds

How can I expect victory when the odds are stacked high against me?

God’s Response

He stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria! This is what the king says: Don’t let King Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power. Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the LORD.” . . . When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the Temple of the LORD to pray. . . . “O LORD our God, rescue us from his power.” 2 Kings 18:28-30; 19:1, 19

The LORD sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army. 2 Chronicles 32:21

The odds were definitely stacked against the little nation of Judah. The mighty Assyrian army had already destroyed every nation in its path . . . and Judah was next. So King Hezekiah did the only thing he could do—he went to the Temple and prayed. Assyria’s mighty army was no match for God. You, too, will succeed at whatever God has called you to if you humbly and faithfully follow him, no matter how much the odds seem stacked against you.

God’s Promise

This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers. Listen! I myself will move against him. 2 Kings 19:6-7