Trust the Lord (2 Kings 18:5–7)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Kings 18:5–7, David Platt teaches us about the importance of trusting the Lord. View the 2021 McLean Bible Church Reading Plan. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:04.3	2 Kings chapter 18 verses 5 through 7.
0:08.3	He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him,
0:16.7	nor among those who were before him, for he held fast to the Lord.
0:21.9	He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses,
0:28.2	and the Lord was with him. Wherever he went out, he prospered.
0:33.6	Oh, what a wonderful description, specifically here of Hezekiah.
0:39.6	But as I read this, I think, I want these things to be true in my life.
0:46.2	And I'm assuming you want these things to be true in your life, listen to this language.
0:52.5	He trusted in the Lord, he trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel.
0:57.4	He held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him. He kept the commandments of the Lord,
1:03.5	and the Lord was with him. And wherever he went out, he prospered. Like, that's just, that's super simple to pray for our lives.
1:13.7	I just want to pray these verses over you today and over my life today.
1:19.8	God, we pray in light of this picture in Hezekiah in 2nd,
1:24.5	18, verses 5 through 7, we pray over our lives.
1:28.7	God, help us to trust in you amidst whatever's going on in each of our lives right now.
1:37.3	Help us to trust in you with all our heart, lean not on our own understanding.
1:43.2	Help us to live by faith today trusting in you with the
1:47.6	things that are heavy on our hearts with the things that we need your help in the things we don't
1:53.2	understand god we pray you'd help us to trust in you and to hold fast to you god in a world where we are tempted at every turn to turn away from you,
2:05.8	to hold loosely to you in your word, God, we pray that you would help us to hold fast to you today,
2:13.0	that you would preserve and strengthen our faith today, that we might not depart from following you.
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