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.

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0:00.0	Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:04.2	2nd Kings chapter 18 verses 5 through 7.
0:08.6	He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, so that there was none like him among all the kings
0:15.0	of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him, for he held fast to the Lord.
0:22.0	He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments to 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, but as I read this, I think,
0:42.0	I want these things to be true in my life, and I'm assuming you want these things to be true in
0:49.6	your life. Listen to this language. He trusted in the Lord. He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel.
0:57.2	He held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him. He kept the commandments of the
1:03.2	Lord, and the Lord was with him. Wherever he went out, he prospered. That's super simple to
1:12.1	pray for our lives. I just want to pray these verses over you today and over my life today.
1:20.0	God, we pray in light of this picture in Hezekiah in 2nd Kings 18 verses 5 through 7.
1:26.4	We pray over our lives. God, help us to trust in you amidst whatever's going on in each of our
1:36.4	lives right now. Help us to trust in you with all our heart, lean not on our own understanding.
1:43.1	Help us to live by faith today, trusting in you with the things that are heavy on our hearts,
1:49.9	with the things that we need your help in, the things we don't understand.
1:54.8	God, we pray you to help us to trust in you and to hold fast to you.
2:00.0	God, in a world where we are tempted at every turn to turn away from you, to hold loosely to you,
2:08.0	in your word. God, we pray you to help us to hold fast to you today, that you would preserve and
2:14.7	strengthen our faith today, that we might not depart from following you. God, help us to follow
2:21.6	you all day long today, tomorrow in our lives. Help us to walk in step with your spirit and
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