With All Your Heart

I Chronicles 31:20 NKJV Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

King Hezekiah had a vision of restoring his people to the God of Israel. His vision was broad enough to extend to restoring the whole house of Israel to Davidic worship in the Temple. He was successful because he followed his InVision with all his heart.

In the years since the division of Solomon’s kingdom between Judah and Israel, the two kingdoms had fought together and against one another, but they had ceased worshipping together. Hezekiah sent messengers throughout all of Israel inviting everyone to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem. He gave generously to support the Passover feast. There was so much joy and gladness that they kept the Passover for two weeks.

The greatest joy in his life came when he followed his vision. He was passionate about following after God. Shortly after this Passover, Sennacherib, king of Assyria gather a multitude of people against Judah, specifically Hezekiah. His response was to build up their defenses and gather everyone together.
Once they were together he encouraged them with these words, “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles” I Chronicles 32:7-8. That’s InVision!!