Part 2 – II Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said ” O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.”
In our initial consideration of this verse, we looked at the concept of starting our prayers by naming God as our personal promise-keeping God as well as the all-powerful three in one triune Godhead. My prayers can start like this now “Father God, you have made thousands of unbreakable promises to me, and you made the heavens and the earth, and as a father, son and holy spirit you live together in eternity in perfect harmony and unity with all power”. It’s a great reminder to me!
Hezekiah moves on in his prayer now to position God as “enthroned above the cherubim” – (supernatural beings that serve in the presence of God)
For today, let’s explore Exodus Chapter 25, where God speaks to Moses and is talking about freewill offerings and their purpose. God is also telling Moses about the sanctuary – the tabernacle, and how it should look with precise details.
And in Exodus 25:22 we hear “There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.”
Hezekiah’s prayer is calling out to God, remembering those instructions from God way back in the wilderness years.
This was God’s design, and God’s proposed place of meeting. We so often want to call God down into our ways, our thoughts, our problems. But God is calling us to meet with him where he is, “enthroned above the cherubim”. Our mindset changes as we see God there, our faith is lifted, our view is changed, our position is established, our heart is encouraged, and our perspective is altered.
There is no doubt in my mind that God will meet with us where we are at, my question is where will I choose to meet with God?
Principle of Change 54 – reminding myself of who God is and where he lives helps me enter well into my prayers – with a grateful and humble heart.
Strength – Deliberative – takes care in making great choices and decisions, avoiding obstacles and issues that will derail me.