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There are some powerful prayers in the bible
HEZEKIAH:
About hezekiah:
He was the 12th king of Judah, after Israel and Judah separated.
Judah had a bunch of bad kings.
They had a few good ones, but a lot of bad ones.
Israel at the time was much worse.
Hezekiah’s dad was a pretty bad character.
But Hezekiah was known for two bigger things -
1- trying to turn the country around in terms of their religious beliefs and practices
2 - defending judah from being conquered by Assyria.
VERSE CONTEXT
King Sennacherib had threatened Jerusalem, to depose the king and take away all his people.
but he was trying to demoralize them as well.
Hezekiah repented, tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, went into the temple He spoke with Isaiah, who encouraged him.
Sennacherib was not just threatening Jerusalem - he was also insulting God.
Taunting Hezekiah, saying that it was foolish to believe that God could rescue him.
Hezekiah brought a few different priorities to this prayer worth mentioning.
He wanted to see God be given more glory
And not in the sense of, ‘Do something great for me, and if you do, i’m sure people will praise you more’.
Hezekiah was faced with these threats, his life was being put on the line.
But Hezekiah heard Sennecharib making fun of God Himself, and when he prayed, he showed his hand.
He asked God to act in order to defend God’s own glory and reputation.
I’m sure Hezekiah cared about his own safety - but when he came to that altar, he cared more about God.
Even in bringing his requests, Hezekiah cared more about seeing God benefit than himself.
We have this concept of, ‘if we get healed, or we get the answer we want from prayer, we’re MORE righteous than a person who didn’t’.
But jesus says here - him giving out healing, miracles, it’s about displaying God’s work.
We’re not the center of attention in our life story
God is.
BIBLE - the treasure of knowing God, and seeing God move in our lives - God puts it in us - frail, broken, fragile jars of clay.
In every answer to prayer, God loves us, and He has a plan for every one of our days.
But we need to love Him back.
We need to say, ‘God, my life is yours to do with as you see fit’.
And Hezekiah knew that.
And He believed it.
And God answered him.
CRAZY answer.
God delivered the israelites - and he did it in miraculous power.
Jesus taught the same thing.
Hallowed = Greatly revered or honored.
Jesus starts off teaching us how to pray by saying, ‘Father - YOUR name is great, YOU deserve reverence, YOUR kingdom is what matters, YOUR will is what matters.
Powerful prayers lift up God - even when we feel put down
How do we practice this?
Take your concept of success out of the picture - and make God getting the benefit your priority
Two things -
God absolutely wants to answer prayer.
He loves to heal, to deliver.
Jesus taught us to constantly pray.
PERSISTANT WIDOW PRAY SO MUCH we seem annoying in our own eyes.
And God absolutely doesn’t need our help to be successful.
We don’t benefit him in any sense of the word.
But when we make this choice to say, ‘This isn’t about what I think I need, or how I think this should go - it’s about God, and Him getting more glory and recognition’, THEN we unlock a key part of the power of prayer.
This is the victory we receive in following God
People pitch this gospel that is all about us benefitting, us being the center of attention, us having the life that we want.
In Christ, when we want to follow Him - we give up our own lives.
But the great paradox of God - and the amazing thing about powerful prayer - is that when we give up our lives, then we truly have a chance to be saved.
That’s what we invite you to as a church - PRAY WITH US - Come and talk to me in the lobby afterwards, or leave a comment on the video, or send me an email after the fact.
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