Repentance Needed
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
The reason our people are in the mess we’re in is not the politicians. The political scene today is just a result of the real problem, which is that God’s people have turned away from Him.
Like lost sheep we have gone astray, and things will never be right again unless we do what is needed and what is prescribed in the above verse of Scripture. It is perhaps the most important Scripture of our day. It may be an old familiar verse to the reader, but please . . . read it again . . . with fresh eyes.
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall . . . humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
I look around and see that, for the most part . . .
1. WE ARE NOT HUMBLE — we are proud and self-centered.
2. WE ARE NOT PRAYING according to His Will — but according to our own desires.
3. WE ARE NOT SEEKING to draw near to Him because we love Him — but because we want something from Him.
4. WE HAVE WICKED WAYS — and we like them.
When we as God’s people turn these things around and follow His instruction here given, we have His Word that He WILL HEAR from heaven, He WILL FORGIVE our horrible sin, and He WILL HEAL our broken and troubled land.
I don’t know about you, but I want that. I want it real bad.
May God help us all to search within our own selves and see if there be some wicked way in us, and if there is, may we, with humble and contrite hearts, ask His help in purging it from our lives. And let us waste no time in doing so.
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