Is trusting in God foolish?

Do you ever feel like the world mocks you for having faith in Jesus, despite the depths of your struggles and sufferings? Do they think you to be a fool to put your trust in God?

In Isaiah chapter 36-38, Israel is in war against Sennacherib, king of Assyria. The Assyrian king mocks God. He calls Israel foolish to depend on their God to save them from destruction. King Hezekiah of Israel, prays for God to deliver them and He does! Just when things look great, God tells Hezekiah he's about to die. Once again, he prays and is given an additional fifteen years of life.

There's a couple of things that have been really helpful for me to learn through this passage this week:
1. No matter how difficult the situation is, the first step is to go to God.
2. It is right to grieve when the world says hurtful things about you or about God.

3. Prayer changes things. Prayer resulted in God saving Israel and also in God saving Hezekiah's life.
4. God is in control of everything, even suffering. Even when medicines are the means of healing, this does not take away from God's sovereignty in using the medicine to heal us.

5. Our God will deliver us. It may not be immediate like Israel saw when Hezekiah prayed, but his deliverance is assured to us through Jesus. He does this for His own sake and for the sake of His faithful people, that is us!

What a great God we have! Only a fool wouldn't put his/her trust in Him.