Three (3) Steps To ‘Persuading’ God
… 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)