Use these for group work, or to assist your personal reflection.
- Where do you see temptation to unbelief within this text? How common are such temptations today?
- The Commander in Chief asked the people of Jerusalem to make peace with him (36:16). How does Satan tempt us to find peace outside of the church?
- What gods claim our allegiance today as if they are more important than Almighty God?
Use the programme which can be found on the link ‘discipleship challenges’. The ‘worksheet’ will help you follow through anything you feel is right to take up. The following notes are for your interest and consideration.
Personal comment: I have found it fascinating to see how the details of this story confirm what I always thought to be generally true, that this story has a unique place in the Old Testament in validating the work of Isaiah, the prophet most quoted in the New Testament. It is a harrowing story, and we feel for those involved at the time, but thank God, the faithful people of that day are now in a position to look at the meaning of the story, just as we are.
Ideas for discipleship programme
- If possible, share with a close member of your family some of the ways in which you believe that Satan tempts you, and ask for prayer to help you stand firm.
- If you have not begun to do this since yesterday, read through 2 Chronicles 29-32 in order to help you understand the background to this story.
- Pray about the life of your own church, and in the light of today’s reading, ask the Lord to protect its leaders.
Jesus, stand amongst Your people with power and authority. Dispel the powers of darkness that attempt to disrupt the light You would shed on the lives of your servants, and save us from every work of the enemy. This we ask through our Saviour Jesus, who by His death and Resurrection, overcame death and hell. Alleluia! AMEN
