2 Kings 20

2 Kings 20:1-6 “The
Grace of God”

INTRODUCTION: (read) 18:3-8 No other King who followed the Lord like
Hezekiah.

During his illness He is told he is going to die. He prays
for more time. God tells him he will be
healed in answer to his prayer. Hezekiah
ask for some kind of proof. Today we are going to see some things about
our relationship to God through the life of this great King.

1. God’s perfect will VS God’s permissive will

A. God had determined the time of Hezekiah’s death

B. Psalm 139:16 Every day is written

C. Jer 29:11 God has a plan for our life

D. 1 Cor 2:9 This plan is wonderful

E. Eph 2:10 prepared in advance for you to do

2. Though Hezekiah knew God he still feared death

A. He could not see eternity

B. John 20:31 these thing are written that you may
know

C. John 14:1-3 God has a place for us beyond this life

D. Phil 1:21-23 better off dead

3. Hezekiah wanted proof

A. The shadow to go back ten steps (Just turn the
earth backwards)

B. Judges 6:37 Gideon wanted proof

C. Prov 3:5&6 God wants trust

D. Rom 5:1-5 The Holy Spirit is our proof

E. Rom 8:38-39 Nothing can stop the promise of God.

Conclusion: We do not need to fear death, we need only to
trust. We can know that God has a plan
for us and that He hears our prayers and answers them. We need to not fear death. But we need to fear never living the amazing
life God has for us.