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Hezekiah’s prayer!

“14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: “LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Give ear, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God. 17 “It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. 18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands. 19 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, LORD, are God.””
(2 Kings 19)

“Sennacherib, whose armies had captured all the fortified cities of Judah, sent a message to Hezekiah to surrender. Realizing that the situation was hopeless, Hezekiah went to the temple and prayed. God answered Hezekiah’s prayer and delivered Judah by sending an army to attack the Assyrian camp, forcing Sennacherib to leave at once. Prayer should be our first response in any crisis. Don’t wait until things are hopeless. Pray daily for his guidance. Our problems are God’s opportunities”.
“Although Hezekiah came boldly to God, he did not take God for granted or approach him flippantly. Instead, Hezekiah acknowledged God’s sovereignty and Judah’s total dependence on him. Hezekiah’s prayer provides a good model for us. We should not be afraid to approach God with our prayers, but we must come to him with respect for who he is and what he can do”.
(Zondervan Life Application Study Bible, NIV)

Prayer suggestions: for help in developing a powerful prayer life; for remembering to pray as a first response to crisis; for praying daily and constantly; for boldness in approaching God in prayer; for acknowledgment of God’s sovereignty and our total dependence upon Him; for approaching God with respect for who He is and what He can do.