Isaiah 38

"Get ready to die." Isaiah spoke those words to the sickly king Hezekiah and promptly left the room. Surely the door hitting the stop shot jolts of anguish into the king's heart. Were there family members standing by? They would have been wailing as they took in the news. As the tears of fear, confusion, and sorrow rolled down his face the king forced himself onto his side facing the wall. Surely he wondered why the God whom he had trusted had become as hard and impenetrable as the wall Solomon had built. What good does it do to talk to a wall? But God is not a wall. He is the living God who always listens. The Savior who had repeatedly rescued Hezekiah. Chapter 38:3 records the words of the king terminally ill. Having died to self before God the tears of bitterness flowed freely. I wonder if he even heard the door open a few minutes later? I wonder if he was still facing the wall? I wonder if he was still crying when he heard the familiar voice of the prophet speaking for God; "...I have heard your prayer and seen your tears."(vs 5) The God of Israel is not a wall.
Stuart