2 Kings 19:4 It may be that the LORD your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that He will rebuke him for the words the LORD has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.
And now King Hezekiah has his feet back under him, his eyes back on God. In this chapter, he provides a good roadmap of what to do: Seek the LORD and His people. Ask for guidance and prayer. Bring all Your troubles before the LORD and allow Him to work.
2 Kings 19:5-6 When King Hezekiah’s officials came to Isaiah, Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.’”
How differently my default reaction would have been. There would have been a lot of sputtering and personal affront. I would have brought it before the LORD, but I would have taken it away with me to stew some more. Jesus, Help me.
2 Kings 19:14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the faithful example of Hezekiah in this chapter. Help me, always, to bring my troubles to You and leave them at Your feet. Draw me closer. Amen.
2 Kings 19:15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: “LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.”
Have a blessed day.
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