5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6 He held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses.
2 Kings 18:5-6
Hezekiah, King of Judah, was the most devoted King to walk with God after King David, and his life made a difference during a great uncertainty and crisis period. Because he chose to walk in obedience, God showed up for him in critical moments of his life. He experienced victories over invading an army and even over certain death.
As he walked with God and revived the worship of Jehovah in Israel he was able to build a kind of confidence that risks all for God in the face of overwhelming danger.
Wherever there is revival there will be God’s power.
While the Assyrians taunted him about the foolishness of his action to trusting God for deliverance Hezekiah instructed his officials not to engage in any verbal exchange with the Assyrians who boasted about their power to destroy (2 Kings 18:36).
He would rather petition God in prayer than engage in verbal reasoning with the Assyrians. He knew that faith and logic do not mix therefore his reaction to the present danger was that of an assured silence and not of panic but to pray. (2 Kings 19:15-19).
God honored his faith and prayer request with this assuring words: “ Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard …” (2 Kings 19:5). Many times our faith is sunk because we venture to look at the problem and then suffer from “ paralysis of analysis”.
God further confirmed his word to Hezekiah when one angel killed 185,000 Assyrians in a night! (2 Kings 19:35).
These are no ordinary feats. Hezekiah enjoyed this victory only because he dared to believe God and therefore engaged in prayer and not seek alternative solution. He was able to take such an action only because of deep fellowship with God.
His obedience and faith in God strengthened him with courage to rebel against the Assyrian King who is an oppressive symbol of sin and worldly alternative.
To enjoy the fullness of God’s power we must have have faith in His power and believing in that power alone to deliver rather than in our own abilities and wisdom. To do anything other than this is to deprive ourselves the full benefits of God’s power.
The question to ponder is this: are we willing to press into the fullness of God’s power and abundant provision, denouncing human alternatives and believing that human obstacles are nothing before God?
