Bend Down, Listen & See!
Isaiah 37:17
Bend down, O Lord, and listen! Open Your eyes, O Lord, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of defiance against the living God.
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Yesterday we read about how the Assyrian officials were calling out and asking people not to trust in Hezekiah. Today we will see what Hezekiah says.
In Isaiah 37:17, Hezekiah is praying and asking God to bend down, listen and to look. By saying this he is acknowledging that God is bigger than his problems, greater than his worries and that God is like a father who will lift up His children.
Hezekiah is asking 3 things to God before he complains about Sennacherib:
He is asking God to;
1 – bend down
2 – listen to him
3 – and open His eyes and see
This is the key for your breakthrough to come!
Many a times we pray that we want to see, hear and feel God, but today can you pray the other way around for God to see you and hear you?
The moment Hezekaih began to pray, the bible says God sent Isaiah with a word of deliverance and total destruction of the Assyrian armies. And as a result of it, 1,85,000 Assyrian soldiers were killed overnight without a battle or even soldiers but through one prayer – bend down, listen and see!
If this is your prayer, your breakthrough is eminent.
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
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