The Lord heals King Hezekiah

ISAIAH   CHAPTER 38

Hezekiah became deathly ill and Isaiah went to visit him. He gave the king the message from the Lord that he should get his affairs in order and be prepared to die. Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed and told the Lord he had tried to be faithful. Then a new message came to Isaiah from God and it said that God had heard his prayers and seen his tears. The Lord would add fifteen years to his life and would rescue his city and help him defend it. And it would be a sign that the Lord would fulfill this promise by causing the sun's shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz; and so it happened.

When Hezekiah was feeling well, he wrote a wonderful poem about his experience and it can be found in verses 10 through 20. It speaks about his potential death and how he turned to the Lord and the Lord restored his health and let him live. Also and most important, the Lord's promise healed him and he would sing praises to the Lord with instruments every day in the Temple.


BIBLE NOTES SHOW: The chronology of events is backward;chapters 38 & 39 occurred before 36 & 37.

HOW DOES THIS CHAPTER RELATE TO US TODAY? In his poem of praise, Hezekiah the king spoke of passing the joy of the Lord from generation to generation. Even in today's time, we know the heritage of our faith has come to us because of faithful people who carried God's message to us over the centuries.  It is important to share our faith and God's message to our children. Do you share with your children or other young people? Please do so. Share the excitement of having a relationship with God.  It is a pleasing and happy thing to do and helps spread the word of God.

Yours in Christ,
Mary

Prayer Requests are needed for:



HEALTH: Update on Logan: She gave birth to a healthy, baby boy. Thank you God!


Pray for Gabe.


Pray for Janice Long’s parents, especially her mother who faces another round of chemotherapy and her father with Alzheimer’s.Update on this family: After many trips back and forth to Ok., her mother-in law passed away last week. Our sympathy to the family. Finally she is at peace.


Pray for Arlene’s nephew David and for my neighbor Al who is nearing the end of his life.


Pray for Carolyn’s brother Ronald who has cancer and for her sister Wanda’s soul which went to heaven.


Pray for our friend Michelle who was diagnosed with MS.


Pray for Robert Sargent who is quite ill with lung cancer.


Pray for Gary Summers, my friend from church, who has cancer.


Pray for Judy’s husband who was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. Pray for her too, that she can deal with the side effects of his illness.


Pray too for Charly’s husband Robert who is undergoing chemo for his prostate cancer. Update on Robert: he has one more treatment and then three months of waiting for his psat test to come back clean.


Pray for James’s sister Cynthia whose chemo has lost its effect as the cancer grows powerful.


Pray for another friend named Carolyn whose faith remains strong, but is lost and confused about where and how to spend her elder years.


SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING: Gail, Mary


RESTORATION OF FAITH: Al, John


LOVE AND SUPPORT: Claire, Hunter, Brian


SUPPORT: Haiti, Chile, survivors of Japan’s earthquake, survivors of the devastating tornadoes in our southernmost states and Joplin, Missouri. Pray too, for our country’s leaders and our military people who die each day for our freedom.