When God’s People Repent and Pray

“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,  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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7: 13, 14).

God is Sovereign

He is In Charge

God knows the end from the beginning

For He is the

Author and Finisher of our

Faith

Calling

Life

As we face COVID-19

We can face it with panic and fear

We can face it with prudence and caution

We can face it with wisdom from above

Which is first of all

Pure

then Peace-loving

Considerate

Submissive

Full of mercy and good fruit

Impartial

Sincere

As King Solomon dedicated God’s temple

God gave him a promise

That in times of plagues and pestilences

IF

God’s people would

HUMBLE themselves

PRAY and SEEK God’s face

TURN FROM their wicked ways

THEN

God will

HEAR from heaven

FORGIVE their sin

HEAL their land

While God has not caused this pandemic

We know that

In all things God works for the good

of those who love Him

Who have been called according to His purpose

In addition to tackling this pandemic with practical precautions

Let us also tackle it spiritually

Let us humble ourselves

Turn our face toward God

Place our hope in God

Seek His Will and Kingdom

Let us repent

From our self-reliance

From our love of mammon

Let us repent

From having neglected the widows and orphans

From not having attended to the poor and needy

From not having spoken up in face of injustices

Let us repent

From our self-involvement and selfishness

From turning a blind eye to the fragile members of our society

For

God hates our independence from Him

He calls it SIN

God’s heart is grieved when He sees us neglect the poor and the needy

God calls us to undo injustices in our society

Over 2,000 Bible verses address these two things

For the neglect to help the poor and to undo injustice

Break His heart

Let us repent

From our sins of commission

From our sins of omission

Let us turn back to God

Seek First

His Kingdom

And His Righteousness

By being God’s

Hands and

Feet

To look beyond ourselves

And to attend to the needs of others

Especially in the midst of this pandemic

For God has placed us here

For such a time as this

For such a place as this

God is in control

Even in the midst of this pandemic

Let us

Boldly approach His Throne of Grace

With confidence

To receive mercy

And find grace

In our time of need


"Hope & Glory" by Tim Hughes