Episode 2 When Prayer Changes the Circumstances
In Part 2 of When Prayer Changes the Story, we continue looking at the incredible power of prayer through the story of King Hezekiah and the Assyrian threat against Jerusalem.
Assyria had conquered powerful nations, and now Jerusalem was surrounded. The message from the enemy was clear: surrender. Don’t trust God. Your situation is hopeless.
But Hezekiah did something that changed the direction of the story.
He prayed.
He took the threatening message before the Lord and cried out to
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Assyria had conquered powerful nations, and now Jerusalem was surrounded. The message from the enemy was clear: surrender. Don’t trust God. Your situation is hopeless.
But Hezekiah did something that changed the direction of the story.
He prayed.
He took the threatening message before the Lord and cried out to
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