2 Kings 20:1-11
1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover."
2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
3 "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:
5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.
6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'"
7 Then Isaiah said, "Prepare a poultice of figs." They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the LORD on the third day from now?"
9 Isaiah answered, "This is the Lord's sign to you that the LORD will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?"
10 "It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps," said Hezekiah. "Rather, have it go back ten steps."
11 Then the prophet Isaiah called upon the LORD, and the LORD made the shadow go back the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.

Though God miraculously helped Hezekiah to find success with the mighty Assyrian king, he was fallen sick these days. Isaiah warned him that his time is up. When the king heard the news, he turned to the Lord and prayed earnestly. The news was frightening and it is unexpected, yet we see the king did not put his trust in men and their abilities but on God. He turned to the wall, seeing nobody but God and he wept bitterly. God heard his prayers. He was kind enough to give Hezekiah an added fifteen years more.

This is not the first occurance, as we see in the Bible. God answered tearful prayers many times over before and after (Exodus 2:24, 1 Samuel 1:1-20, John 11:32-44). We see our Lord Jesus as praying with loud cries and tears (Hebrews 5:7). How is our prayer life today? God will never turn his face away from a broken hearted prayer (Psalm 51:17).

Psalm 34:17-19, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalm 3:4, Psalm 18:6, Psalm 56:9. let us find some personal time today with God, praying and petitioning with tears and a sincere heart.

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