"The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee" (Isaiah 37: 22).
Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor, trembling citizens of Zion grew bold and shook their heads at Sennacherib's boastful threats. Stong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm contempt on their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are attempting impossiblities. They seek to destroy the eternal life which cannot die while Jesus lives. They seek to overthrow the citadel against which the gates of hell will not prevail. We know their weakness. What are they but men? And what is man but a worm? When the Lord arises, they will fly as chaff before the wind and be consumed as crackling thorns. Their utter powerlessness to do damage to the cause of God and His truth may make the weakest soldiers in Zion's ranks laugh them to scorn. Above all, we know that the Most High is with us. When He dresses Himself for battle, where are His enemies? His rod of iron will dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel, and their very remembrance will perish from the earth. The Kingdom is safe in the King's hands. Let us shout for joy for the Lord reigns, and His foes will be as straw for the dunghill.