Heal our hearts and our land
2 Chronicles 7:14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Solomon had built the Temple of God and had an elaborate week long ceremony dedicating the temple. During this week the people of Israel had seen the Glory of the Lord reign down fire from heaven and consume the sacrifices and His Glory fill the temple. God then spoke to Solomon one night and confirmed He had heard their prayers and that He would answer them under certain conditions. The conditions simply were for them to keep their eyes only on God and have repentant hearts before Him. Solomon and Israel failed.
We fail every day, but the grace of God is available to us every day. Dr. Adrian Rogers speaks of never wanting to lie his head down at night without a clean heart before God. How can we know that we will awake the next morn, or could stand before God with unconfessed sin? When we sin and feel that conviction of it, stop, drop and pray. Christ spoke to the church at Sardis in the book of Revelation, which was known as the dead church before Him. Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you. Keeping our watch is through a clean heart that desires God and the things of God. A heart with that desire understands the sin that stands in the way of that relationship.
God poured out blessings on Solomon like non other, yet Solomon failed to keep his eyes on the provider of the blessings and ultimately was led to idol worship. But look into the promises of the scripture above. God says the humble heart and prayer He will hear and extend his grace and blessings. We not only personally need this prayer, but as a nation we are in dire need of prayer for this country. We must first right ourselves individually before God, and then corporately together before God as a nation. In these months filled with political rhetoric we must keep our eyes on God. He is where the only true change is found, and where the only true provision derives through Him. Will you commit to praying for our nation?
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