If Walls Could Talk

TITLE: IF WALLS COULD TALK

SCRIPTURE: II KINGS 20:1-7

There have been many versions of the song – IF WALLS COULD TALK -

• From Rock and Roll versions that have Risque suggestions

• To Christian versions song by Celine Dion

• If Walls Could Talk

• But I am sure glad they can’t!

Some of the various lyrics of these songs with the title ‘If Walls Could Talk” are quite interesting –

• Unless you have done right all of your life,

Unless you are proud of everything that you have ever done

Unless your record is without spot or wrinkle

Then, you ought to be glad that walls don't talk

If walls could talk, what would they say about your secret life?

If door knobs could talk, then who would they say has been in and out of your house?

If cars could talk, what would they say about where you have traveled?

If shoes could talk where would they say that you have been?

Unless you have always walked in the straight and narrow

Unless you have always done what you were supposed to do

Unless you have always been where you were supposed to have been

Then, you ought to be glad that things can't talk

But, if walls could talk, you would be surprised by what they would have to say. If walls could talk:

• People who you thought were virtuous - discover they are vile

• Those who you thought were decent - found them to be decadent

• Many who you thought were credible - have learned they are contemptible

• Friends who you thought were dependable - have learned they can be despicable

• Those who you thought were faithful - have learned they cannot be counted on

We should thank god for walls -- and not just because they hide the secret of our sinful acts from public view.

• Walls also provide relief from a busy day at work

• Walls offer us comfort from a crowded calendar

• When you have worked all day on your job, you can find peace, contentment, and rest behind your walls

• It is so good to come home at the end of your day at work, and after dealing with all the problems

and headaches of the day, get comfortable in your favorite chair, and just relax behind the walls of your home

Many of us over 45 years of age still remember the wall that well known wall that separated Communist East Germany from West Germany that was erected in 1961 and finally came down on November 9, 1989. Thankfully, that wall is gone, but that wall kept many people from freedom. There are some well-known walls in the OT.

• JOSHUA and the people of God trusted God to bring down the walls of Jericho

• NEHEMIAH returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city which had been destroyed

• BELSHAZZAR, the evil king in the 5th chapter of Daniel, was having a wild and wicked party when God revealed His judgment with the hand-writing on the wall

• RAHAB the harlot's house was built upon the wall of the city, and from there God saved the life of His prophet

• EZEKIEL, the watchman of the city, was commanded to stand on the wall and look out for the enemy

There are also some well known walls in the NT.

• In ACTS 9:25 - Paul caused a riot by the preaching of the gospel that caused some to find him and kill him. So, the brethren of the city, in the darkness of the night, helped him escape over the walls of the city in a basket which saved his life

• In EPHESIANS 2:14 - Paul appeals for the unity of all believers by declaring that the Lord Jesus Christ, has torn down the wall of partition that separated Jews from Gentiles

• In REVELATION, John said -- I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down from above.

And around that city was a wall. The wall was made out of jasper. And underneath that wall was 12 foundations that bore the names of the 12 Apostles. And on that wall were 12 gates lined in pearls,

o 3 gates in the East

o 3 gates in the West

o 3 gates in the North

o 3 gates in the South

We find another wall in our text this morning. We find Hezekiah being encountered by one of God’s great prophets, Isaiah. Many people in the Bible are known for different things.

• King David was known for killing the giant Goliath

• Moses was known for leading God’s people out of Egypt

• Joshua was known for the battle at Jericho