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!
Did the Apostle Paul beg us to do this?
Did the Apostle Paul “beg” us to do this? In Ephesians 4: 1, Paul begs or beseeches us to lead a life worthy of our calling. He recognized that as the called of God, we have to align our lives with God’s will. We have to model the genuine love and righteousness of God in order to have the moral right to preach the Gospel. We are not to be like those who say: “do as I say, not as I do.” No, we are to say like Paul, who said imitate me as I imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). Paul went on to remind us that we are to be humble and gentle. Pride and arrogance does not have any place in the Kingdom of God. We have been saved by God’s grace, love and tender mercies, so that has to be expressed in our lives and testimonies. Paul also said that we are to be patient with each other, and be willing to make allowances for each other’s faults because of our love for one another. Wow! Now you can see how precious that atmosphere and environment is. That is where people can be saved and effectively discipled. That is where they will feel free to make mistakes and grow into the person that God called them to be. Thank you Apostle Paul for reminding us about the truth!
Ephesians 4:1,2 “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”
