But I know where you stay and when you come and go and how you rage against me. 2 Kings 19:27-28

Occasionally it’s amusing to see small children throw a temper tantrum. When they don’t get their way, they’ll pound the hard floor, scream out of frustration and maybe even take a swing or two at their parents. The parents will just let the kid vent and simmer until he’s so tired, that he can no longer continue. When he wakes the next morning, he won’t even remember why he went into such a rage. It’s usually not a reflection on the parenting skills as it is on the will of the child.

Sennacherib and those who shake their fists at God are like the little child throwing a temper tantrum. They have to have life in their way, on their terms. They’l make up excuses to blame God. They are angry at the world; they are angry at God. They say foolish things and do even more foolish things.

Among those fists are a few hurting people. We don’t know who they are but God does. We don’t know who is close to “finding God,” but He does. We don’t know where their hearts are precisely, but God does.

Pray that God will continue to call men and women to himself. Perhaps you know some of these “fist shakers.” Pray for them by name. Chances are good that they do not have others praying for them. You may be their only “lifeline” to God.