THE BLESSING OF LONG LIFE
He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. (Psalm 91:15)
In those days, King Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. Prophet Isaiah went to Hezekiah and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover." It was then that Hezekiah cried out to God to remember him.
My father’s lungs were affected in the year 1969. So he would keep on coughing and vomiting blood. I would be near him all the time. I was just seven years old at that time.
Every night, I would have a dreadful dream. In that dream, I would see the body of my father being kept in a coffin in the school where I studied. A funeral band with various musical instruments would be playing the music all over the campus.
I would also feel the waves of death hitting me and my father’s mortal remains. Suddenly I would wake up, scream and hug my father tightly. Now and then, I would touch him to see if he was alive. Every night, I would get this dream repeatedly. So daily I would return from school with great fear.
Some who came to pray for my father falsely prophesied to him: “Brother, you are nearing death. The Lord Himself revealed to me that your ministry has come to an end.” Their words broke our hearts.
Here we see God giving a true prophecy to Hezekiah that he would die. Just imagine how he would have felt at that moment. He turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, “Remember, Oh Lord how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes” (Isaiah 38:3). The Lord heard his prayer and added 15 more years to his life.
The Lord says, “He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him” (Psalm 91:15). According to the above Bible verse, when you call upon the Lord, He will come to your rescue. He will honour you with long life.
The Bible says, “Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away” (I Corinthians 13:8). Yes, love will never perish. God loves you. He has a great future for you. You will never die before your time. You will reveal the excellence of God to this world and do great and mighty things for Him. You will certainly have long life. So be of good cheer.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
You are the source of life. I call upon You for your help. Remember me in your mercy and look upon my suffering. Hear my prayer and see my tears. Send me your healing power and save my life. Restore me to health and add years to my life.
I ask this through Christ our Lord
Amen.
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