Fear, Faith, and the God Who Answers

Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel

Pastor: Raymond Smith

Wednesday Evening

Date: 12th November 2025

Passages:

• 2 Kings 18:7-22
• 2 Kings 20:1-7
• 2 Chronicles 31:20-21
• 2 Chronicles 32:1-8
• Job 1:9-12
• Psalm 91:1-2
• Proverbs 29:25
• Isaiah 41:10
• Isaiah 50:7-8
• Romans 8:15
• 2 Timothy 1:7

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Hezekiah’s story draws a clear line between relying on yourself and trusting what God said. His early trust in the Lord shaped a nation, but one moment of pressure pushed him toward fear and quick fixes.

The turning point comes when he faces his own weakness and chooses to seek God instead of scrambling for his own solutions. That return to prayer changes the direction of everything that follows.

God meets His people when they turn to Him with honesty and dependence, even when trouble presses in from every side.