SERMON: GOD WILL TURN IT AROUND
2kings 20:1-6
25/5/2025
CISTERN OF HOPE
Background of the Text
Who was Hezekiah?
Hezekiah was the 13th king of Judah, reigning in Jerusalem.
He was one of the few godly kings after David he removed idols, restored temple worship, and trusted in the Lord during tough times (2 Kings 18:5).
In 2 Kings 18–19, he faced the threat of Assyria, and through faith and prayer, God delivered Jerusalem miraculously.
So by the time we reach 2 Kings 20, Hezekiah is:
A godly leader.
A man of faith.
But now… a man with a terminal diagnosis.
Let us look at it keenly
MSG BIBLE
Verse 1 NKJV
-The king had a terminal disease.( Leading to death) Not well mentioned but we have a clue in vs7.
– He received a prophet who had badnews ( death sentence)
Vs 2 NIV,MSG
Hezekiah turned his face to the WALL( GOD)
MSG- HE TURNED FROM ISIAH AND FACED GOD
Vs 3
The CONTENT OF THE PRAYER
Vs4,5
GOD TURNED AROUND THE VERDICT
-The messenger with the bad report was still around
-God heard the prayer of HEZEKIAH and turned AROUND his SITUATION
Illu
1.Naaman
2.Israelites in Babylon ps 137:1-………
Ps 126:1…………
3.Hannah
- Lazarus
God is turning Around your Situation
From Bondages of
–Terminal diseases
-Poverty
-Sins
-Guiltiness
-Bitterness
-Curses
ETC
N/B
-Your current situation is NOT the END OF YOU,,,IT IS THE BEGINNING OF YOU
– THERE IS A TURN AROUND FOR YOU ,,,,YOU ARE BOUNCING BACK
Those who have been WAITING TO CELEBRATE YOUR BAD NEWS,let them PREPARE TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR CELEBRATIONS (JOHN 12:1-2,9-11)
Take away lessons
1.Desperate situations requires desperate prayers (vs 2,3)
- The prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results (vs 5)
3.It is only GOD who has the Final word in our LIVES (vs 6)