Read:
2 Kings 20:1-6
1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover. 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, " Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, "This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day form now you will go up to the temple of the Lord. 6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the King of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.
Have you ever felt like you couldn't run the race of a christian any longer? You have had so many things come your way, and it feels like life has drained every ounce of strength you had within you. It's like your'e in a very deep dark hole and you can't even see your hands in front of you. You've come to the end of your rope with any faith you might have had. You try to climb out of this hole of discouragement to no avail. Then you pray and you see a very small light in front of you, and you hear God speak these words. "Child, meet me where you are at!" How many times do we try and climb out of a hole that we dug ourselves. We get to the place where we can't seem to find our way. God can meet you at any crossroad and situation that you may have gotten yourself into. He can pick you up when you fall, dig you out when you call, and love you when you need love. Sometimes we focus on our past instead of pressing towards the future. This can kill your faith. Just remember that yesterday is in the tomb, and tomorrow is in your womb, and birthed within you is great things that the Lord wants to show you. There lies within you a hope that will give you a desire to hold on when times are tough. In the story of King Hezekiah, Isaiah prophesied to him to set his house in order, for he is going to die. The bible says that King Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to God. Then God spoke to Isaiah and told him to go and tell King Hezekiah that He will not die and he shall live. Why? because King Hezekiah didn't look at his situation. He didn't look at where he might of missed it. The only thing that King Hezekiah could see was God. You may be at a place where there are clouds in your sky, but that doesn't mean that the sun isn't shining right behind those clouds. The clouds will eventually fade away, and the sun will shine. You may feel like you can't go on, but you can. Just look to Jesus and do what King Hezekiah did. See nothing but God. The Son still shines.
prayer:
Lord we come to you in your name and ask that you help us in our times of trouble. Help us Lord to call on you in the bad times and the good times. Let us see the sun shine Lord when we don't see any light beyond the horizon, and help us to forgive ourselves when we feel like we can't. Lord forgive us of any sin that brought unnecessary pain, and help us to still serve you with our whole heart in the middle of restoration. Amen.
by Keith Edwards
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