… Do You Want To ‘Persuade’ God? … 

… Get Him On The Record … 

… In Three (3) Steps …

… King Hezekiah of Judah (2 Kings 20:1 – 11, NLT) … 

… Shows Us One Of The Only Examples … 

… Of ‘Persuading’ God … 

… To Change His … Previously Declared Word …

… How Did He Do It? … 

… He Got God … To Go ‘On The Record’ … 

… 3 Steps …

… Step 1 … 

… God Has To First Declare A Word …

… In This Case … God Told King Hezekiah … Through The Prophet Isaiah … That He Would Die Soon …

… Step 2 … 

… Remind God Of Your Dedication …

… King Hezekiah … Reminded God That He Had Been WholeHeartedly … 

… Faithful … Connected … & … Dedicated … To Him … Via The Vine & Branches (John 15:1, 5, & 7, NLT) Relationship …   

… Step 3 … 

… Receive The ‘New’ Word … & … Ask For Confirmation …

… Before The Prophet Isaiah … Had Left The Building … God Sent Him Back … To King Hezekiah … To Tell Him … That He Had Heard His Prayer … Seen His Tears … 

… And Would In Fact … Give Him The Desire Of His Heart …

… King Hezekiah … Would No Longer Die … But Would Live … For Fifteen (15) More Years …

… But King Hezekiah Did Not Stop There … He Asked God … Through The Prophet Isaiah … To Give Him Confirmation …

… And God … “Turned Back The Clock” … Ten (10) Hours … For King Hezekiah …

… As Confirmation … That King Hezekiah …

… Had ‘Persuaded’ God …

2 Kings 20:1 -11 & John 15:1, 5, & 7 (NLT & NIRV)