Claimed

When Hezekiah and his people were dealing with the Assyrians, God kept saying, "I will defend this city." It's pretty awesome. Over and over in these chapters, this is said. "I will defend this city to save it."

God was resolute. He WOULD save this city. He WOULD defend this city. God WAS FIGHTING for this city.

God's claim was on that city. He would protect it. And protect it He did. Even when the king of Assyria said that God would let them down because all the gods of the formerly conquered nations had let their people down.

It's pretty awesome having a living, breathing God.

God fought for His people. God saved them. Using His awesome God techniques. Assyria's king died. Slain in his own land by his own sons. And Hezekiah's people were safe.

God did the same thing for us. He even continues to do the same thing for us. He fought for us by sending His son to die for us. The climate sacrifice was made on our behalf. He fought the devil's forces to claim us. And today He continues to fight the devil's forces to keep us safe. He claimed us. We are his. He will defend us to save us, like a man fighting to set his loved ones free. That is how God fights for each of us.

This isn't to say that life won't be hard or that we won't have trials. This is to say that God will defend us, and because of His defense, we can withstand whatever the devil's army tries to throw at us.

God is resolute-He will defend us in order to save us. Safe and saved.

---Joy