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 11/24/2015 05:59

"Hezekiah prayed before the Lord..."

"Hezekiah went up into the house (the consciousness) of the Lord, and...prayed before the Lord."

I love this story of Hezekiah. Matthew Henry writes: "This history exhibits a strong proof of the good of firm trust and confidence in God."
Thank you lesson-writers for a very timely lesson.

Edited by JoanneF - 11/25/2015 06:44

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 11/25/2015 07:54

Re: 'Hezekiah prayed before the Lord...'

I think it's really important to note that his prayer was a righteous prayer. He prayed not only for the people of Jerusalem, who were under attack, but for all mankind.

"I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only."

His motive for praying to God was not just to save his life, or even the lives of everyone in Jerusalem, but to demonstrate to the entire world that God is the only God. This is the unselfed love that Mrs. Eddy tells us is required for Christian healing.

From our textbook: "Love for God and man is the true incentive in both healing and teaching." (p. 454) To me, this means that it is not enough to call a practitioner (or pray to God) for help just to get myself well (bodily, financially, etc.) but my incentive for calling a practitioner or praying to God for help must be to get closer to God and live a more God-like life so that my life will show others who and what God is and what God does for his creation. That is Christian Science healing. Anything else is faith healing, which is no better than hypnotism.
 
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