Wednesday PM: “Hezekiah’s Prayer for Deliverance”

Text:  II Kings 19:14-19

  1. It is always best to go to God ___________ with your concerns
    1. Hezekiah prayed about his __________________ immediately
    2. Hezekiah went to the ________________ of the Lord immediately
    3. Hezekiah cast his __________________ upon the Lord immediately     I Peter 5:5-11
  2. It is always best to address God _______________ in prayer first     II Kings 19:15
    1. He _________________ his prayer to the _________________ God
    2. He _________________ his prayer in his __________________ with God
    3. He _________________ his God as the one __________ God
  3. It is always best to give God _________________ early in our prayer
    1. He identifies the ________________________ of God
    2. He identifies the ________________________ of God
    3. He identifies the ________________________ of God
      1. As the Creator God who is before all things
      2. As the sustainer of His creation       Colossians 1:15-17
      3. As Lord of Host over His creation     I Samuel 1:1-3;  Psalm 1:1-6; Psalm 24:7-10; Psalm 46:1-11;          Isaiah 6:1-9; Malachi 3
    4. It is always best to state our ______________ to the Lord in prayer     II Kings 19:16-18
      1. He shares the _________________ of his concern
      2. He declares the ________________ of his situation
      3. He is stating his ________________ in his God over those nations and their gods
    5. It is always best to pray for God to be ____________________ in our circumstances     II Kings 19:19
      1. His __________________ for deliverance was about God’s __________ on earth
      2. His __________________ was for others to ____________ the greatness of God
      3. His __________________ was for God’s majesty to be ______________ by others