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In Hot Pursuit
Contributed by Tom Etterlee on Sep 8, 2007 (message contributor)
Summary: God gave Hezekiah great wealth and caused him to succeed in all his endeavors. II Kings 18:6 says "For he clave to the LORD,". Clave implies to be intensely in pursuit of that person.
I. The pursuit of God by Hezekiah
a. His practice
1. He kept God’s commandments
2. He removed temptation in all it’s forms
b. His perseverance
1. II Kings 18:6
2. He remained faithful to the Lord in everything and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses
3. I John 2:19
II. The pursuit of God by You
a. Pursuing
1. Can it be said of you that you are pursuing God?
b. Presence
1. Psalm 63:1
c. Praise and Preached Word
1. Psalm 122:1
2. Psalm 119:103
d. Passion
1. Psalm 16:11
III. The person who pursues God
a. God was with Hezekiah
1. II Kings 18:7
2. Proverbs 8:17
3. John 14:23
b. God blessed Hezekiah
1. II Kings 18:7
