After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the Lord: “O Lord, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth. It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations.”
– 2 Kings 19:14-15, 17

This amazing moment into the life of one of Judah’s great Kings, Hezekiah, reveals a secret to powerful prayer. It’s simply acknowledging the truth of what is happening—recognizing the truth about what was done, what was said. But more importantly, it is acknowledging who God is and what He has said!
For King Hezekiah, that truth was in the form of a letter. In that letter, an evil King spoke the fact that no nation had ever been able to stand up to them. He went on to taunt the nation of Israel and belittle them. But it’s what Hezekiah did with that letter that was powerful. He spread it out before the Lord, acknowledged the facts, and acknowledged who God is.

You don’t have to ignore the facts… but to have power in prayer, you do have to acknowledge that GREATER is He that is in you than the facts that stare at you in the face. It was true that the kings of Assyria had defeated the other nations they bragged about. But it was also true that God is enthroned above all the “facts.” He is enthroned between the mighty cherubim in Heaven. It’s true that He is God of all the kingdoms of the earth. And watch this… it’s true that He created the heavens and the earth! That’s the living God that you are relying on!

You see, it’s the truth of who God is that brings power to your prayers. What are the facts that stare at you today? Don’t deny them, just add to them the fact of who God is—the Creator of Heaven and Earth! He can create something out of nothing for you today!