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NASB | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. |
Subject: The Answer |
Bible Note: I found The Answer to the world's problems. How could I be such a dolt? It was staring me in the face for two days before I saw it...and it's Monday already, ugh. Saturday morning our neighbor, an elderly bible-believing woman, showed up at our front door. She spoke briefly to one of my sons. I didn't know it at the time but she had already given The Answer to my 13 year old son Joshua. The Answer hasn't gone as deep as she intended it to with him. But she did it. It was the right thing to do. Joshua needed The Answer. I needed it. We all need it. I'm holding it in my hand now. Back to the front door. By the time I got to there she was rattling on about the other children. Then Joshua walked away. So I'm standing there with her and stumbling into a conversation about her health (always a good topic with the elderly) and our mutual bodily woes. I didn't think much about why she was there. I guess I thought it was just a neighborly visit since she stops by with goodies now and then. We ended our conversation, bid one another a good day and then I went back to the laundry. I totally forgot about the incident. Later in the day my wife gave it to me. It was a 5.5 x 8.5 pastel green note our neighbor had written and given to Joshua before I got to the door. And there it was. The Answer. It read as follows: 9-22-01 Dear Joshua: My face is RED because I LIED to you yesterday when you asked if we had a tire pump. I said, "No," but we do have one. God showed me my Black (picture of a heart). I am sorry. Now, please forgive me for lying to you (God hates lies!). If you need to pump up your tires you may use our pump in our drive way. Sincerely, Mrs. Tyner This is the frightening part. I don't know if I have the courage to go through with what she started. "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 |