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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: God's people's land? |
Bible Note: Revival.....all the "new" insights, knowledge are rooted in the classic revival scripture.....2 Chronicles 7:14 If......that is a BIG if..... my people.......GOD is claiming ownership. Not the denomination's, not the evangelist's, not even the pastor's..... which are called by my name.......we have the name, enjoy the benefits...but with benefits come responsibility shall humble themselves......admit we are wrong, have cheated (received benefits without responsibility)....admit we have placed ourselves too high (me first) Just the thought about being relevant to the world around us. We can either be lights in the darkness or we can be relevantly dim and therefore more appealing? It is the difference that draws....actually it is Jesus that draws. 2 Chronicles 7:14 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. Recently my pastor received a call from the D.S. (his pastor). He said he was coming thru the area in about an hour and would like to meet him and another pastor in about an hour. Would it be too much trouble to contact the other pastor and meet him at a restaurant. My pastor stopped what he was doing to spend some time with the D.S. When we really admire or really love someone...we go out of our way, joyfully, to spend time with that person. It is not a matter of trying to fit that person into our schedule. The blessing outweighs the "inconvience". Why is pray nestled in between humble themselves and seek my face? Humbling ourselves is admitting (realizing) the need. Prayer is confessing the need. It is like holding hands or saying the words, "I love you" or "I need you" to our spouse. We NEED intimacy with GOD. We NEED time with GOD. Revival is renewing the intimacy. Prayer is communication...it is not talking to GOD but with GOD. If we open up to Him....He opens His arms and His heart to us (Matthew 11:28-30). Seek my face....we generally find what we look for. This is not a game of cosmic hide and seek. GOD is never hidden or wanders off. Neither does He put obstacles or hindrances between Himself and us. On the children's show, Blue's Clue's, recently there was a part where Steve was helping a cartoon boy find stuff he had lost. The key to finding things lost...Go back, go back, go back to where you were. Turn from their (wicked) ways...so what makes something wicked? Would it be something satanic....or inspired or infuenced by satan? We are so busy...ever wonder why? "But GOD understands...He knows my situation." Sound familar? Read Genesis 3:1-5 (NIV). Genesis 3 (NIV) 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, You must not eat from any tree in the garden?" .....deliberate misquote, starts dialogue 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, ......so far so good 3 but God did say, "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die." .......knows GOD's words and obeying them.....knows consequences ofdisobeyng 4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. ........lie, completely false....now for the sugar coating..... 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." .......FOR GOD KNOWS (understands) many are cheated from the life GOD intends by the deceivers words.....wealready have the fullness of GOD (John 1) Anything that seperates us from GOD is evil. Even good things. Even harmless things. After all, how much harm could there be in a piece of fruit? |