PROTESTANT CHURCH · OKINAWA CITYAt Home ChurchOkinawaOkinawa, Japan日本語 / JAPANESE
MORNING WORD · 2026.02.05

When King Hezekiah was gravely ill, he prayed with tears in his eyes.

2 Kings 20:6

SCRIPTURE

2 Kings 20:6

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MESSAGE

Morning Word from Pastor Peter Sunagawa

This is the scene where King Hezekiah, suffering from a serious illness, prayed tearfully, and God promised to "add 15 years to his life."

...That was the Lord's mercy for King Hezekiah's weeping prayers...
...I once knew someone in Naha Municipal Hospital who was in the final stages of cancer (with only three months to live).
My sister contacted me saying, "Please go and say your final goodbyes..."
So I went to the hospital to visit... and talked about God's healing grace... but they didn't believe...😥.
...That person was also a Christian...and a nurse, and after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis... had accepted death.
...None of their family members were Christian...
..."Don't you have a mission to spread the gospel?"
...When I told them about extending their life by just one year, using the parable of King Hezekiah, they began to believe in God's healing power.

…A few days later…I asked my respected Pastor Kise to take me to the hospital, and Pastor Kise… declared the patient healed right there and then, and the patient was completely healed❗️
Hallelujah (^-^)/.
However…a year later…the patient’s cancer recurred…and they returned to heaven…
…I was a little sad, but God kept His promise.
Let us also spread the gospel of Jesus while we are still healthy❗️
Shalom 😃

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