PRAYER CANCELS DEATH

Prayer indeed, can cancel death. If you believe in the Bible this is one truth that you can hold on to. I have seen people visit the sick and dying and before they pray for a recovery, they pray for a safe journey home. When I am present at these occasions I usually turn the prayer around and speak life instead of preparation for a funeral. When I was ill I kept my illness away from many people.
Many thought I was being too secretive, but that was not out of malice. I understood fully the power of thoughts and words and pity was not something that I needed. I needed someone to rebuke the spirit of death, by utilizing the power of the blood. But some of my religious friends did not have the faith. My grandmother, my spiritual mentor, could not look at me. She would actually get sick when she looked at me so they had to take her home. Mind you this was in my initial stage. Stress took the best of her. For this reason we must try our best to have strong prayer warriors around, therefore when we are weak they can remain strong.
No matter how strong you are in Christ you can find yourself in a situation that is very challenging. In this case you will need reinforcement. Jesus needed reinforcement when He was faced with the crucifixion. When this happened, He asked the disciples to stay up and pray with Him.
Now let us take a look at one man who used prayer to cancel death. This special man was Hezekiah. When he was told he was going to die God gave him fifteen more years. You will also notice that in his plea to God he mentioned to God his loyal service to Him and God’s heart was touched.

What can you learn from this?
Your sincere zeal for God is really a treasure. Your praise and your worship is special in the sight of God.
Yes, prayer can change your situation. This prayer canceled death according to the word of God; God was touched by Hezekiah’s supplication.

Written by Sister Janet Lovell © 2011

Let us read about Hezekiah and understand why his prayer touched the heart of God.


2 Kings 20:1-10
King James Version (KJV)

¹In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
²Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,saying,
³I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
⁴And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
⁵Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
⁶And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
⁷And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
⁸And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
⁹And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
¹⁰And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.