By Glenn Metts
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour
Focal Passage: Isaiah 37:14-20, 30-35
God listens to the prayers of His children. Indeed, He hears, He cares and He responds to us according to His righteousness, His love and wisdom. He is never too early. He is never too late. He is always on time. It stirs in my heart that I do not pray enough!
Franklin Graham, the son of the late Billy Graham, said that one regret his father had was that he didn’t pray enough. He felt that if he had prayed more and preached less, that he would have seen God do even greater things than he had witnessed over the course of his ministry.
King Hezekiah is described in the Bible as one of the most godly kings of Judah who had a close relationship with God. He was known as a reformer. When he became king, he was most concerned with Judah’s present obedience to the Lord. [Read more…]
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