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Pray the word with David Platt

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is a resource from radical.net.

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2nd Kings chapter 18

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verses 5 through 7 He trusted

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in the Lord the God of Israel

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so that there was none

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like him among all the

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kings of Judah after him nor

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among those who were before him

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for he held fast to the

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Lord He did not depart

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from following him but kept

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the commandments that the

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Lord commanded Moses,

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and the Lord was with him.

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Wherever he went out, he

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prospered. This is the way

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Second Kings describes Hezakaya, and

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these verses are like light

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in the middle of darkness.

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There are so many descriptions

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of kings, all the Northern

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kings in Israel, and so

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many of the Southern Kings

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and Judah. who are described

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with the exact opposite language.

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They did evil in the

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side of the Lord. They

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did more evil than all

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those who were before them.

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And here is Hezekiah comes on

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the scene and listen to

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this description. He trusted in

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the Lord. He held fast

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to the Lord. And as

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I read that, I think that's

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it. That was the key to

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success. for a king and the

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key to success for the people

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of God for the king to

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do one thing to trust the

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Lord to hold fast to

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the Lord and that's why

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verse seven says he prospered

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and the people of God

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prospered because he and they

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were trusting the Lord and

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I just want to encourage

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you with this word today

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and part of this out

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of the overflow of Well,

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honestly, without going

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into details, repentance and

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my own heart, I'll

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just confess. that I, my

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time with the Lord, recently

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just needed to repent

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for a lack of trust, a

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lack of faith, a lack of

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trust that God could do

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something in particular or

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would do something in

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particular and really ultimately

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just a lack of

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trust in who God is in

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his power and his wisdom

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and his love. And I

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just want to encourage you,

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the overflow of conviction of

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my own heart, but most importantly,

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straight from God's word in Second

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Kings 18, trust in the Lord.

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Hold fast to the Lord. I

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obviously don't know all that you're

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walking through, but I am assuming

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that you are tempted. to not

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trust in God or not hold

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fast to God, but I just

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want to encourage you today. All

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sin is a lack of trust.

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It's us saying we know better

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than God and we trust ourselves

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more than God. So I

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don't know how you are

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tempted to not trust in

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God or not hold fast

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to God, but I just

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want to encourage you today.

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with these words straight from

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God in second Kings 18

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and to pray for this

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over you and me God we

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pray that what was said

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about Hezakaya in second Kings

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18 would be true of

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us today and tomorrow and

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the next day and the

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next day even as we think

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about what we want to

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hear you say on the day

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we come face to face with

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you. Well done, good and faithful

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servant, full of faith. God

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help us to live full

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of faith today, trusting in

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you with everything that's going

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on in our lives, our

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families, work. Church in the

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world around us God you

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are our trust you are

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infinitely trustworthy you are perfect

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in power perfect in love

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perfect in wisdom God forgive

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us for all the ways

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we have trusted ourselves more

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than you or trusted anyone

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or anything else more than

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you you alone are worthy

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of all our trust so

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we pray help us to

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live by faith today Help

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us to trust in you with

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all the things we don't understand.

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Help us to trust in you

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in all the ways we are

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tempted to turn from you towards

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sin and to trust in ourselves.

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And God we pray that you

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would help us to hold fast

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to you. And even as we

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pray that we praise you for your

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promise to hold fast to us,

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for your faithfulness to us, even

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when we are unfaithful to you.

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Oh God, we pray. Help us to

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live by faith in you and

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to lead others to faith in

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you. God, help us to point

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others to your trustworthiness. Help us

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to encourage brothers and sisters in

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Christ in their faith today. Help

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us to lead somebody who doesn't

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have faith in Jesus to faith

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today through the gospel. God, we

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pray for the Boonu people of

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China. This is one of the

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largest unreached people in China with

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no... single church. God, we pray

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for the spread of faith in

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Jesus to the Boonu people of

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China. Please, God cause it to

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be so that they might trust

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in you, hold fast to you,

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and experience eternal life through faith

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in you. Oh God, we pray

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all this according to your word

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in Second Kings Chapter 18 in

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Jesus' name in the name of

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the faithful one. Amen.