The Place of Desperation

About this episode

Vincent Rey discusses the importance of where we turn in times of desperation, using King Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian army as a key example.

Where do you run when you have nowhere else to go? When the enemy is at the gates and you're out of options? Vincent Rey takes us into one of the most desperate moments in Israel's history—King Hezekiah facing the Assyrian army outside Jerusalem's walls. But here's the key: Hezekiah didn't discover prayer in his panic. He ran to the house of the Lord because that's where he'd been going all along. You probably won't do something new in desperation that you've never done before. This message challenges a hard truth: wherever you usually go is where you'll probably go when trials hit. Not "if" trials come—trials ARE coming. The question is, are you building the muscle now? You can't ride the coattails of your parents' faith. At some point, you need ten toes down for yourself.

Topics covered

• desperation
• prayer
• faith
• trials

Keywords

• King Hezekiah
• Assyrian army
• house of the Lord
• trials
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel, Jerusalem

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