2nd Kings 20: 12 At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
But not long after, when the ambassadors from the kingdom of Babylon came to find out why all their time pieces had abruptly gone into reverse for some unknown reason, Hezekiah did not step up to the plate to give God the glory. That would have been a golden opportunity to hold an evangelistic crusade, to introduce the visitors to the God of heaven and to let them know what great things He had done, in signs and wonders in behalf of Hezekiah.
And they would have been receptive for it obviously was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Instead, Hezekiah showed off all his riches, all of his furniture, and all the gold in the temple and then he took them into his garage, where there was parked a Porsche, a Bentley a Lamborghini and a Maybach, side by side. But not a single word about God’s great deliverance was ever mentioned.
The time is coming soon when God is again going to do very great things through His people, and for His people, but the critically important lessons we need to learn must be incorporated into our experience. When people may inadvertently praise or flatter us for something, make certain to give God the praise and the glory, and pray like never before, lest your head becomes swollen with pride, and God has to recommend a ton of grass like with Nebuchadnezzar to bring us back down from our high horse.
2nd Kings 20:13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!