2 Chronicles 32:20

2 Chronicles 32:20 says, And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.  Since Sennacherib was crying out that god was as helpless to stop him as the false gods had been, Hezekiah and Isaiah prayed to the God of heaven.  People still claim that God is as powerless or at least even less powerful than other gods, but we as His people need to continue to pray to Him for strength and guidance, especially if we are under attack spiritually.  Verse twenty-one adds, And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.  God didn't send a multitude of angels, but He sent an angel who destroyed all the leaders of the Sennacherib's army.   Sennacherib then went home in shame and went to the house of his god, where he was killed by his children.  He found out firsthand that God was not like other gods, but it did him no good, because he still returned to his gods.  If people recognize the power of God today but still don't put their faith in Jesus Christ, it does them no good.  Verse twenty-two continues, Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.  The people of Jerusalem were not saved by their own power but by the power of God, and we cannot be saved spiritually by our own power, but only by the power of Jesus Christ over sin and death.  Verse twenty-three concludes, And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.  Many people brought gifts to Jerusalem for the Lord and presents for Hezekiah as well, and Hezekiah was magnified throughout the land.  Hezekiah had not brought them victory, but he had stood for the people before God and asked His help.  We cannot bring spiritual victory to anyone today, but we can bring them before God in prayer, and if they accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, they need to give God all the praise and so do we.  We cannot save anyone but can only present the gospel to them.