There is a verse where God speaks directly to His people. He gives them instructions which, if they obey Him, He will hear them, forgive them, and release healing on their land. Here it is. Make sure you read it several times:
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.” Did you read it several times. First He says: “If my people…” He is speaking to us! This is for the church! The first thing He commands us to do is to “HUMBLE OURSELVES!” Arrogance and pride must not exist among us! The second thing is: PRAY. Are we praying for our families, our church, our community, our nation, or are we only complaining about everything around us? Pray more and complain less! the third thing is: SEEK HIS FACE. That means that it has to be a priority to us. Instead of seeking only material things, we need to seek Him first. The rest shall be added. The final instruction is: TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS. this denotes repentance and. genuine turning away from our sinful habits (actions, words, thoughts, intents). If we would genuinely obey God in these four instructions, we would experience a supernatural manifestation of healing, restoration, joy, and answer to our prayers. Don’t wait for others. Start this process yourself. God sees our individual actions, and He will respond to the one who obeys these instructions!
Your prayers make things happen!
Jesus taught this powerful principle in the Lord’s prayer: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” We are to ask God every day for His will to be done on earth, in our sphere of influence. When we take our place as His stewards and take authority and responsibility for our region via our prayers and scriptural declarations, that is when we see His will revealed on Earth. God partners with His Body for His will to be done on Earth. As an example, God told Elijah to declare that it would not rain in the region, so when Elijah declared God’s will on earth, it stopped raining. Even though it was God’s will, it didn’t stop raining until Elijah declared it. Similarly, when God wanted it to rain again over two years later, He told Elijah to declare that it would rain, so when Elijah declared in on the Earth realm, it began to rain. (James 5:17) The key here is that when God created us, He declared that we are His stewards on this Earth. Whenever God declares anything, it becomes a law in Heaven and Earth, so man is in charge because God said so! Because of this, God Himself submits to His own word, so when He does something on Earth, He works with and through mankind, who are His stewards on Earth. Even when it was time to address the sin issue, God had to become man and die on the cross, because man is the authorized agent to deal with matters pertaining to Earth. Your prayers are powerful and needed in this day. James 5:16 “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” Nothing happens until we pray and declare God’s word on Earth, over our families, our ministries, our businesses and our communities! Take responsibility and ensure that you are daily praying even as our Lord commanded.
Psalms 119:89 Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].
