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On the face of it, this seems straightforward enough.
Hezekiah becomes seriously ill, God tells him to get ready to die, and Hezekiah cries out for mercy.
But it’s more complex.
We know from
On the face of it, this seems straightforward enough.
Hezekiah becomes seriously ill, God tells him to get ready to die, and Hezekiah cries out for mercy.
But it’s more complex.
We know from that trust in God was the lasting statement Hezekiah’s life made.
But we also know from that his pride seduced him at this critical moment.
We see that trust in God was the lasting statement Hezekiah’s life made.
But we also know from
that trust in God was the lasting statement Hezekiah’s life made.
But we also know from that his pride seduced him at this critical moment.
that his pride seduced him at this critical moment.
His pride seduced him.
that his pride seduced him at this critical moment.
We further know from the end of this story in that Hezekiah made poor use of his new lease on life.
And how a story ends sheds light on what came before.
So when he says here, “Remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight,”(Isa 38:3) that is neither entirely wrong nor entirely convincing.
But God blesses him anyway.
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears.
Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city.”
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God is generous with second chances because what motivates him is his commitment to Christ, our ultimate David.
And he wants us to know that he is committed to us at that level.
So he gives Hezekiah a sign of his favor.
“This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised: Behold, I will make the shadow cast by the declining sun on the dial of Ahaz turn back ten steps.”
So the sun turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had declined.
(vv.
7, 8)
How did God do this?
We don’t know.
We know something about how light works, and it doesn’t work this way.
But the anomaly in this passage is not a problem; it’s the whole point.
A miracle is persuasive as a sign from God precisely because we can’t explain it.
It can’t be a human stunt.
It must be of God.
That’s the point.
Apparently, in this case God temporarily bent the sunlight.
And why not?
He created it.
He controls it.
He can do whatever he wants with it ().
And the shadow went backwards, at least long enough for the sign to make its point.
What we see is God both saying and showing that he is turning the clock back on Hezekiah’s life.
What About your house?
What About your house?—palace, dwelling place, temple—
your house is the palace, dwelling place, temple—
Who is the Landlord?
Who is the Landlord?
— We aren’t!
“ye are not your own” vs19—
We are tenants, not freeholders.
This earthly house belongs to Him who built it, He who sustains it and He keeps the title deed in His own possession.
We belong to God!
He created each of us and we are His.
Your soul was spoken into existence by Him.
Your breath belongs to Him.
Your food, clothes, goods—all are gifts from Him.
What is Man’s Lease?
What is Man’s Lease?
By the way some live, you would think that they will live to be 500.
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If we are not careful, we fall in this error.
We may possess this body for 70 years, maybe 80, some 90 and a few 100 or more.
If we are not careful, we fall in this error.
We may possess this body for 70 years, maybe 80, some 90 and a few 100 or more.
However, we always occupy from moment to moment.
Our lease is not from “day to day”, but rather second to second.
We are tenants at the will of God.
All that God will need to do is to say, “Return, ye child of mine” and this temple, house, will be emptied.
When we think about our life, we should remember
So, we must get our “house in order”.
The Landlord may serve an eviction notice and you will be removed.
We would do well if we would cling to the things of God like we cling to the things that will soon pass away.
So, we must get our “house in order”.
The Landlord may serve an ejection notice and you will be removed.
We would do well if we would cling to the things of God like we cling to the things that will soon pass away.
What about the Payment?
We have the joy of living this life—We have God as our Landlord, our Lease is moment by moment.
What is the payment?
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You may say, well that’s not much!
Yet, today, many are behind on their payment—no thanks, no worship, no service and no love.
For the benefits they receive, they make no return.
The breath they have is never turned into a “Love” song unto the Lord.
You may say, well that’s not much!
Yet, today, many are behind on their payment—no thanks, no worship, no service and no love.
For the benefits they receive, they make no return.
The breath they have is never turned into a “Love” song unto the Lord.
Timely Payments—if you rent a room by the day, you pay by the day.
If you rent a room by the month, you pay by the month.
Since we hold our house by the moment, we should live with praise on our hearts.
When not on our lips, they should be in our hearts.
on our hearts.
When not on our lips, they should be in our hearts.
on our hearts.
When not on our lips, they should be in our hearts.
Be sure to make payments to the right Landlord
Payments to the right Landlord—how may are paying rent to the wrong master?
I am amazed at how we can be deceived and offer ourselves to the wrong lord.
We will act with rudeness, selfishness, being enslaved to the enemy.
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