spread it all out before God

What do you pray when you are in trouble?

“God, help me!” is a pretty normal response. And it’s a good one—it shows we’re depending on God to get us through hard times.

But King Hezekiah took that prayer a little deeper: “God, make Your name great in this.”

King Hezekiah and the people of Israel were in real trouble. The King of Assyria and his mighty army were marching towards God’s people, intent on destruction. They were a terrifying invasion force. “Your God can’t help you now,” the Assyrian king wrote to Hezekiah.

Hezekiah did the only thing he could. He laid out all the letters and threats before God and said, “Show the world who you are.”

Hezekiah knew that if God’s people were defeated, it would dishonour God. He prayed for God to glorify Himself by defeating Israel’s enemies. His prayer rested on the truth that God reigns over all trials and troublemakers.

Any threat to God’s people is a threat against God Himself. He doesn’t take it lightly when we’re under attack. Hezekiah’s prayer teaches us that God loves to move on behalf of His people so that “all the earth may know that He alone is God.”

PRAYER: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

ANSWER: 1 Chronicles 4:10