King Hezekiah Prays to God

Isaiah 37:14-21, 35; 38:1-6, 20

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Book of Isaiah. Isaiah loved God and told other what God wanted them to know.

We begin with a king named Hezekiah. King Hezekiah loved God, and he prayed and talked to God.


One day, King Hezekiah was worried about the safety of his city.


So, King Hezekiah prayed and talked to God about it. He said, “God, You are the one true God. You made everything. Please help us.”


God sent Isaiah the prophet to give a message to King Hezekiah.


Isaiah said: “God has heard your prayer and said, “I will guard this city and save it.” Hooray! God’s got it!


Another time, King Hezekiah was very sick.


The first thing King Hezekiah did was pray and talk to God. Hezekiah talked to God about how much he loved God and trusted God with his whole heart. 


He also cried to God because he knew he could talk to God about anything.


After Hezekiah prayed to God, God sent Isaiah with another message. Isaiah said: “Hezekiah, God heard your prayers and saw your tears. You are going to get better.” Hooray! God’s got it!


King Hezekiah praised God and said, “We will sing and play music with instruments.” 


Just like King Hezekiah, we can trust God and talk to God about anything because God’s got it! When we’re sick . . .


. . . and when we’re healthy, who’s got it? God’s got it!


When we’re happy . . .


. . . and when we’re sad, who’s got it? God’s got it!


When you’re at the playground . . .


. . . and at the doctor, who’s got it? God’s got it!


We can trust God with all our heart because God’s got it. So, when anyone asks you: “Who's got it?”, You can tell them, “God's got it!”






Bible Verse: Trust in the LORD with all your heart. —Proverbs 3:5, NIV

Text Truth: I can talk to God about anything.



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