The Lord Heard Their Cry 😢  Hezekiah: I Don’t want to Die Yet‼️

The Lord Heard Their Cry 😢  Hezekiah: I Don’t want to Die Yet‼️

By Pastor and Mrs Chifamba 

Psalm 30:2-3

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

HEZEKIAH’S TEARS IN PRAYER DEFERRED DEATH 

Isaiah 38:1-5

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, 3And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4¶Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, 5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 

When men go forth to their daily toil, as when they engage in prayer; when they lie down at night, and when they rise in the morning; when the rich man feasts in his palace, or when the poor man gathers his children about the scanty board, each is tenderly watched by the heavenly Father. No tears are shed that God does not notice. There is no smile that He does not mark. – {Steps to Christ p. 85.4}

If we would but fully believe this, all undue anxieties would be dismissed. Our lives would not be so filled with disappointment as now; for everything, whether great or small, would be left in the hands of God, who is not perplexed by the multiplicity of cares, or overwhelmed by their weight. We should then enjoy a rest of soul to which many have long been strangers. – {Steps to Christ p. 86.1}

HEZEKIAH’S DESIRE TO LIVE WAS SO THAT HE WOULD GO TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD AND PRAISE THE LORD. MANY PEOPLE CRY FOR HEALING ONLY TO PERPETUATE A LIFE OF SIN AND DEBAUCHERY AFTER THEY ARE HEALED.

Isaiah 38:19-22

 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. 20The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. 21For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. 22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Hebrews 10:23-25

FAITH DOES NOT NEGATE THE USE OF MEDICATION 

Isaiah 38:21

 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. 

Jeremiah 8:22

Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

Those who seek healing by prayer should not neglect to make use of the remedial agencies within their reach. It is not a denial of faith to use such remedies as God has provided to alleviate pain and to aid nature in her work of restoration. It is no denial of faith to co-operate with God, and to place themselves in the condition most favorable to recovery. – {Ministry of Healing p. 231.3}

HOWEVER EVEN WITH THE BEST MEDICATION 💊 AND DOCTORS, WE WILL ALL ONE DAY DIE. HEZEKIAH’S ESCAPE FROM DEATH WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE PERMANENT ESCAPE FROM DEATH IS ONLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

Psalms 68:20 NKJV

”Our God is the God of salvation; And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.“

John 3:16 NKJV

”For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.“

John 11:25-26 NKJV

”Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”