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Remember—the Lord doesn’t give you strength, Hezekiah. He is your strength.”
Either your faith in God is absolute, or it’s worthless. There’s no way to compromise.”
“When it comes to obeying the Law, you can’t pick and choose. If you decide to obey His Word, you must obey all of it.”
As long as you continue to seek Him, son, your love will continue to grow. And as you express your love for Him through obedience, He’ll reveal more of himself to you.”
The only way to grow in faith is to put your faith to the test. You must place yourself in His hands and let Him prove himself faithful. Unless you make up your mind to trust Him, you’ll never know that Yahweh is faithful.”
Yahweh never promised that your life would be without problems. But meditate on what He has promised. Let it be your strength. God will never leave you or forsake you. He commands you not to be afraid, so to be fearful is to doubt God. And that is a sin.”
‘No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man. But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.’”
He had tried to trust in God yet control his own life at the same time, trying to reconcile the two sides of himself: his self-reliance and his faith in God. And he suddenly remembered that his grandfather had once warned him that he could never do both.
Worship of Yahweh without heartfelt commitment only leads to empty ritual.
“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall soar on wings like eagles. They shall run, and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.”
But when we only believe in things we can see with our eyes and touch with our hands, it is idolatry. Faith in God meant believing the unseen.
Now that he knew God’s answer, Hezekiah would heed the word of the Lord. He wouldn’t send tribute, he wouldn’t marshal his troops, and he wouldn’t seek allies. He would wait and do nothing. But it would be the hardest thing he ever did in his life.
