2 Kings 20.❤

Great is Thy faithfulness oh God my Father.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not.
As Thou has been, Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning NEW mercies I see!
All I have needed Thy Hand have provided. Great Is Thy Faithfulness Lord unto me!❤🙌

Morning everyone this morning I just wanted to encourage you and let you know that you serve a faithful God and He will extend the years of your life!
Since last week I have been starting to get into the habit of saying “Speak Lord” before I read His precious Word.

So far it’s been amazing to hear what God has to say rather than what I want to say, and don’t get me wrong the temptation is still there to share what I want to(like this morning for instance lol) but I just let God have His way regardless and He led me to this scripture.

King Hezekiah was a faithful servant of God, and he took down the high places of the false gods, but a time came when he became sick and it was time for him to be called home.

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord : ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.’ ” II Kings 20:1

First of all put yourself in the shoes of king Hezekiah and imagine you faithfully served The Lord but you became ill and near death, and now The Lord is telling you that you are going to die. I am sure most of you including myself would have wallowed in self pity.

Not king Hezekiah, he responded differently.

Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly II Kings 20:2❤

King Hezekiah prayed.
How many of us can honestly say we would pray straight away after hearing that?
I am sure most of us would burst out into tears!
But king Hezekiah responded differently and this is just really ministering to my spirit right now.
King Hezekiah prayed!

We must learn to respond differently because we are different. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.
We are set apart!

When God allowed the enemy to have his way with Job did Job give up on God?
No.
Job remained faithful and trusted in God.

When God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, the son that he had been waiting for so long!
Did he give up on God?
No.
He remained faithful.

King Hezekiah responded with a faithful heart to a faithful God.
This is what we must do.
We must respond to the faithfulness of God with a faithful heart.
We must take everything to God in prayer.

What a friend we have in Jesus.
All our sins and griefs to bear.
What a privilege to carry.
Everything to God in prayer.
Oh what peace we often forfeit.
Oh what needless pain we bear!
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.❤🙌

“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. II Kings 20:3

King Hezekiah prayed from his heart, he cried out to The Lord and He said “remember me. Remember me oh Lord your servant.”

When Jesus was on the cross the man on his own cross beside him said:
“Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” Luke 23:42❤

And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43❤

Does it make sense for a man who is in great pain, dying on the cross, in what seems to be a hopeless case to now ask of The Lord to remember him in heaven?
No it doesn’t.

But then again when did Faith ever make sense? Faith goes far above human reasoning and understanding.

Faith does the unexpected!

Our God is faithful and He responds to faithful hearts, and being a faithful God He is able to turn any situation around.

Our God is faithful and He responds to faithful hearts, and being a faithful God He is able to turn any situation around.

He is our God of faithfulness, without injustice!
Good and upright is He.
He is our God of faithfulness, without injustice!
Good and upright is He.❤🙌

You know children of God, we will face challenges.
We are not immune from challenges.
Our challenge is our cross.
We must not give up on our cross because our cross bears DaFruit of victory.
God’s mercies are enduring, His mercies are ever faithful ever sure.
God has not forsaken you.
He remembers you.
God remembers a faithful heart because He is a faithful God.
So serve The Lord in spirit and in truth and He shall surely hear you when you call.

You cannot overcome your situation or challenge by yourself, no.
It is only by the Spirit of the living God.
Turn your face away from the bigness of your challenge, of your situation and look to the bigness of your God in prayer.

And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, II Kings 20:4❤🙌

When The Word of The Lord comes just know that something GREAT is about to happen!

“Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. II Kings 20:5❤🙌

And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” ’ ” II Kings 20:6❤🙌

Children of God did not King Jesus rise up from the dead on the third day!
He was crucified, buried, and rose again!
Our God remains victorious, be encouraged!
Children of God The Lord has heard your prayer.
He has seen your tears.
He has set you free.
He has healed you.
He has given you the victory.
He has added more days to your life.
He has renewed your strength.
He has delivered you.
He has promised that He will never fail, For His faithfulness is forevermore.❤

You know I love how The Lord is not a respecter of persons!
I just absolutely love that about God.
You see when He addresses David he does not say “king David”, but rather He says “David my servant.”
God is not interested in titles.
God is interested in a heart full of worship, and our worship is to serve God in spirit and in truth.
We live to serve the almighty God.
No one is above God.
Whether prince, king, queen, princess, pastor, priest, celebrity, minister, God does not care!
God is interested in a heart, a heart full of worship that reverently fears Him and worships Him in spirit and in truth.
That’s why God says that David is a man after His own heart. David understood the heart of worship.
and that’s why He declares David as His very own servant.
I want to be a servant for The Lord.❤

Isaiah then said, “Prepare a plaster of figs.” They prepared the plaster, applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah was on his way to recovery. 2 Kings 20:7❤

Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “How do I know whether this is of God and not just the fig plaster? What confirming sign is there that God is healing me and that in three days I’ll walk into The Temple of God on my own legs?” 2 Kings 20:8

“This will be your sign from God,” said Isaiah, “that God is doing what he said he’d do: Do you want the shadow to advance ten degrees on the sundial or go back ten degrees? You choose.” 2 Kings 20:9❤

Hezekiah said, “It would be easy to make the sun’s shadow advance ten degrees. Make it go back ten degrees.” 2 Kings 20:10❤

So Isaiah called out in prayer to God, and the shadow went back ten degrees on Ahaz’s sundial. 2 Kings 20:11❤🙌

The Lord wants you to know that you are well on your way to recovery.
He has recovered all that was stolen from you.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee.
He is not like man.
He is a God of confirmation.
He is a God of signs and wonders!
He is the holder of time.
He said the sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night!
He holds tomorrow, He holds your future.
He said He is able, able to do just what He said He would do.
He cannot lie to You, He is the Lion of Judah!
He loves you.
He will grant you your heart’s desires.
He has proved Himself to you, trust Him.

Above many other gods.
You are great oh Lord.
You’ve proved Yourself to me.
You are great oh Lord.❤🙌

Why don’t you just carry EVERYTHING to God in prayer, even the littlest things believe me God is interested in that to.
He remembers you, He has called you His own, and He said He will never leave you no matter where you go.
He has healed and delivered you.
He has heard your cry.
He remembers the heart of the faithful.
He is able to change your story, He knows your destiny.
Serve Him faithfully.
He responds to faith.
He answers prayer.
He is a faithful God.

Lord I come before Your throne of grace I find rest in Your presence and fullness of joy.
In worship and honour I behold Your face singing what a faithful God have I.
What a faithful God have I!
What a faithful God.
What a faithful God have I!
Faithful in every way!❤🙌🙏

This is my SEASON and it is time to SHINE again. ❤🙌🙏

Lord thank You for Word that bears much fruit.
I have tasted Your fruitful Word and I can testify that it is good!❤🙌