Today's Passage: 2 Kings 19-20
There are several stories about Hezekiah in these two chapters, but the one I want to focus on today is in 20:1-11. Hezekiah is told by a prophet that he will not recover from his illness and will die, so he cries out to God in prayer that things may change. Isaiah comes to him and says that God has heard his prayer and he will live for 15 more years. Hezekiah immediately asks for a sign that he will be healed, and Isaiah offers him a choice...a shadow moving forward or one moving backward. Hezekiah chooses the "more difficult" of the two, that the shadow would move backwards, and of course, through the power of God, it does.
It's a simple, short story, but did you stop to think about the sign? We're talking about a shadow moving either faster than it should or actually moving backwards...as if time itself retreated. This "simple" sign involves the power to change time and space. It involves the power to reposition the earth and the sun...or to make the sun shine differently on one spot on earth. This "simple" sign is a short demonstration of the awesome power of God!
When you pray today, are you praying believing in the power of God? Are you asking for things that make sense to you or that make sense to Him? God is so much greater than our imagination...how would life change today if we lived in His power?
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