Hezekiah’s illness
King Hezekiah reigned for 29 years, and probably became ill
in the 14th year of his reign. Isaiah tells him to put his house in
order as he is going to die. He prays to God who answers his prayer for healing
and adds 15 years to his life. Hezekiah’s responds in a wonderful hymn of
thanks and praise.
We will each have known times when we have seen God answer
our prayers. Are we as quick as King Hezekiah to recognise Gods hand at work
and to give him the praise and the glory? Today bring to mind an answered
prayer and spend some time thanking God for his faithfulness to you.
Bronnie
Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care,
caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She has written about
her findings when talking to people who knew their lives were coming to an end.
She writes about their extraordinary perspective and the clarity of vision,
it’s often in those last weeks that people know what is important to them. In
Eph 2v10 Paul writes that ‘we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to
do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do’.
Take
a moment to reflect and then resolve to live today as if it is our last, making
the most of every opportunity to fulfill God’s purposes for our lives.
(husband and wife)