#soap # Isaiah 38 ## Title: Prayer Changes Things ## Scripture: (Isaiah 38:2) “Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,” (NET) ## Observation: Hezekiah was about to die. He prayed and asked God for mercy. He was able to live fifteen more years. We do not know how God will answer our prayers within His Divine Sovereignty. We simply know He has asked us to pray and talk to Him. I will admit I don’t understand everything there is to know about prayer. In this passage, the prophet says the Lord has declared Hezekiah will die. Then, after Hez prays, God gives him more life. Since God is sovereign, He knew what Hez’s response would be. He knew He was going to heal Hez. Therefore, the prayer was the activating event that God already foreknew. That hurts my brain a little, but doesn’t stop it from being part of God’s calculus to heal Hez. I’ll pray and take the healing. ## Application: Pray about everything. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for giving us the opportunity to talk to You.