It's amazing how God actually listen to us like how He listened Hezekiah! Hezekiah was deadly sick, so God sent Isaiah to visit him and tell him to set everything in order because Hezekiah won't recover from his illness and he will die from it. So Hezekiah turned his face to the wall to pray to the Lord in humility.
'And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of Lord came to him: "Turn back, and say to Hezekiah... I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold I will heal you... and I will add fifteen years to your life.... I will defend this city for My own sake and for my servant David's sake.'
God listened and responded in a last-minute manner! Yeah sometimes He does that! He called Isaiah when he had gone out of the middle court to turn back! God didn't tell Isaiah to stay, but waited until he had gone out! So Isaiah returned. It's like how things may have gone out of our hands, but sometimes God allowed them to get out of our hands so that He may hear us praying. I think God waited because he wanted to listen to Hezekiah's prayer before He called Isaiah back!
Why does He respond in a last-minute manner? I think He loves to be an active listener! Even more He decided to give Hezekiah two greatest gifts. He gave him an addition 15 years to see how God will defend this city for the sake of His name and David's name. He also allowed Hezekiah to decide which miracle he wanted to see, "shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?". So Hezekiah choose 'ten steps backward', so the sun was reversed by ten degrees according to the sundial!
God listened at a last-minute manner, but He is the biggest responder!
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