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(2Chr 7:14
)
If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways
; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.Slide3
Hezekiah's Prayer
for Deliverance
(2 Kings
19:14-19)Slide4
2 Kings 19:14-19
14
)
Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the LORD’s temple and spread it out before the
LORD.
15
)
Hezekiah prayed before the LORD
: “LORD God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubs! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the
earth.
16
)
Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!Slide5
17
)
It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their
lands.
18
)
They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy
them.
19
)
Now
, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power
,
so that
all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you, LORD, are the only God.” Slide6
Hezekiah’s Prayer Synopsis …
Great God, Please Rescue us
, (Save us… means to be free and
be safe
)
For your glory and our good!
(That the nations may know that You alone are the One true God!)
Slide7
God’s Answer …
WAIT FOR THE
WORD
OF THE LORD! Slide8
(Verse
32
)
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria
:
“He will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here.
He will not attack it with his
shield-
carrying
warriors,
nor will he build siege works against it. Slide9
TRUTH STATEMENT ONE
: “Wait on Me … I AM your shield and strength!”
(
Ps 18:30
)
The one true God acts in a
faithful manner
; the
LORD’s promise is reliable
; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.Slide10
What does Godly waiting LOOK LIKE?
Abiding…
Resting
Walking in the Light
You
have…
Obedience
Trusting His Word to You …
Faith
Listening …
Seeking
Slide11
(Ps 123:2
)
Look
(Wait)
, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so my eyes will look to the LORD, our God, until he shows us favor.Slide12
TRUST
IN GOD’S PLAN AND PURPOSE!
(Verse
33
)
He will go back the way he came.
He will not enter this city,” says the LORD. Slide13
TRUTH
STATEMENT TWO
: “He is our MIGHTY FORTRESS!”
(Ps 18:2
)
The LORD [
is
] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength,
in whom I will trust
; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [
and
] my high tower.Slide14
The Lord is … (Psalm 18:2)
My Rock
… The Solid Foundation I can trust!
My Fortress
… The Barrier that keeps out the enemy!
My Deliverer
… The One who rescues me from harm!Slide15
My Shield
… My Defender!
The Horn of M
y Salvation
… The One that trumpets His coming to save!
My High Tower
… The One that gives me an eternal gaze at my enemy! Slide16
“Place your TRUST in the Lord for His glory
and it
will work for your good!”Slide17
CALL OUT TO GOD … HE IS OUR
REDEEMER
!
(Verse
34
)
I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’” Slide18
TRUTH STATEMENT THREE
: “Our God is the Righteous Redeemer!”
(Isa 54:5
)
For
the
Maker [
is
]
your
husband; the LORD of hosts [
is
]
H
is
name; and
your
Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall
H
e
be called.Slide19
“Calling out to God brings Him glory as He brings us salvation!”Slide20
GOD WILL
FIGHT
THE BATTLE FOR YOU!
(Verse 35 )
That
very night the LORD’s messenger went out
and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the
corpses.
36
)
So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.Slide21
TRUTH STATEMENT FOUR
:
“God takes care of His own!”Slide22
“Because He is great God, He will win the battle!”Slide23
PART TWO: 2 Kings 20:1-7
“THE REST OF THE STORY”