“Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you” (2 Kings 20:5 ESV).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, was sick to the point of death. The prophet Isaiah came to see him and told him to put his house in order for the Lord had said he would die. Hearing this, Hezekiah cried out to the Lord in prayer. And the Lord heard his prayer, telling Isaiah to turn back to tell Hezekiah that the Lord would heal him.
Notice some of the details of the Lord’s response. First, God said that he “heard” Hezekiah’s prayer. We can be assured of this. God’s hears our prayers. Second, God saw his tears. The Lord is moved to compassion by our tears.
God hears. God sees. And finally, God heals. The Lord is able to save and to heal. He calls us to take hold of such things by faith through prayer. As we read in the epistle of James, “Pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16).
PRAYER: Dear Father, we often forget to pray. We let worry and doubt overwhelm us. Forgive us. We bring all our cares and desires to You this day. Remember us. Hear our prayers. See our tears. Stretch forth Your hand to heal and to save. In Jesus’ name, amen.