Passage Read: 2 Chronicles 30-33
Meditation Verses: 30:10-11
Thought
Hezekiah called all the Israelites to return to the Lord, even those remaining in the northern kingdom, after Assyria had overthrown and deported the rest of the people. He sent couriers to call the people to repentance and to Jerusalem for a Passover celebration. Most of the people scorned and mocked the couriers and their message, but some humbled themselves and came to worship the Lord. This is how it is today. We who bring the Gospel to lost people will receive more mocking and scorn than receptivity. We have to have thick skins. It is not the mockers we seek, but those who are willing to humble themselves. But we have to go through the one to reach the other.
Application
This is playing out on Facebook right now. The giving ad is inviting backlash from those who hate the Lord; perhaps the Lord will see and grant some to take up our cause and defend us, join us in support. If a fraction of the number of scorners become supporters, then we need many more scorners. But what is certain, I can't shrink back because of the mockers and scorners. Jesus is Lord and will reign, and the lost need warning in hopes of repentance, but also regardless of repentance.