Day 241..."Ahaz and Hezekiah two kings and two outcomes...The Lord is a Rock...What a King!"

Ahaz led the people to idol worship and to great disarray for his sixteen years. He is referred to as "faithless" in distress..."In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz." When we go through trying times, we either become more faithful or faithless. Heszekiah was a King that reversed the downward trend. I really like the summary statement of chapter 29..."And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly." In restoring order in worshiping God, the filth of the previous reign had to be cleaned and changed. What a contrast in two kings and two outcomes! Isaiah writes in eloquent language again and I noticed the reference to God as a rock...as I preached last Sunday. Would have included in the message if I had noticed this one. "Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.”

Our reading for Holy Week recalls the washing of feet by Jesus. How could a King wash feet? Jesus' Kingdom is upside down. The Maundy Thursday service will recall this act of service and humility...What a King! What a Kingdom!