2 Kings 19:14 (ESV Strong's)
Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord.
Subject: Prayer
What a privilege we have to take everything that bothers us, that weighs us down, to God in prayer. What do non-believers do in times of hardship and hard ache? You can call on family, friends, associates and colleagues, but they have no power to save, only to offer limited comfort. Prayer is the resting lazy-boy chair for believers. We simply cast ourselves into the reclining comfort of God's grace and allow Him to rock us to safety. Hezekiah did exactly that in the above text. He received a letter from the King of Babylon who was warning him of certain and sudden peril. Instead of wiggling out and an pacing the floor, Hezekiah lays the letter out in front of the One who can handle the issue: God! In Peter's first epistle we are told to "cast our cares to the Lord for He cares for us (1 Peter 5:17)." This is what Hezekiah did. He cast his burden before the Lord and God cared for Him. The unbelieving world has no such comfort or relief from the pressures and difficulties of life. Prayer is a privilege only owned by belief.
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