Hezekiah was a very good king 👑. One who fears the Lord. He has been having successful religious reforms and victories in wars.
We learnt today in the first reading however that a serious illness came on him so serious that he was almost at the point of death.
The prophet Isaiah came and told him put your house in order for you shall die.
Why should someone so committed to God experience such a cruel and bitter experience? One may wonder. Hezekiah was claiming credit for his religious reforms and boasting of his wealth, for which he was confronted by the prophet Isaiah(2kings 20:12-19).
Dear friends, like Hezekiah we too may think that we are masters of our lives and we claim credit for our achievements and may even boasts of our abilities.
It takes a serious illness to make us realize that we are just so fragile and we are indeed nothing without God.
We should claim no credit to whatever we have achieved but must constantly give God all the honor and glory.
The reading 📖 shows how graciously merciful our God is.
Hezekiah realised his mistakes, was sorry and he begged for forgiveness . God looked upon him with mercy, answered his prayers added 15more years to his life .
Our is merciful and compassionate. Jesus made it clear in the gospel today. What I want is mercy not sacrifice. Be compassionate as your heavenly Father is compassionate.
We are constantly in need of God's mercy. Whenever we go astray. Let us be sorry for our mistakes go for confession and ask God for forgiveness. He Will forgive us
As you pray For whatever is your pressing need. May God Almighty hear and answer all your prayers through Christ our Lord.
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