REPENTANT HEART
Howdy Friends! “If I shut the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to consume the land, or if I send pestilence on my people, and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. My eyes will now be open and my ears attentive to prayer from this place.” (2 Chronicles 7:13-15).
What was God saying to Solomon that night? . . . Do we pray just when we need rescue? Do we pray selfishly? Or do we pray to celebrate the glory of God?
It is correct, indeed our expected duty, to pray in times of trouble. And His promise is He will hear us. Do we recognize we must be humble, pray, seek God, and turn from sin?
A Dog Named SaturdayNow these verses were for Solomon and God’s covenant people … However these verses reflect God’s gracious nature – and we may draw out a more fundamental principle – that any person can come to the Lord with a repentant heart and find salvation, rescue, and love. It is good to pray.
It does beg the question. Do we truly know what a repentant heart involves? ~ Gitty Up, Dutch.
Now these verses were for Solomon and God’s covenant people … However these verses reflect God’s gracious nature – and we may draw out a more fundamental principle – that any person can come to the Lord with a repentant heart and find salvation, rescue, and love. It is good to pray.
It does beg the question. Do we truly know what a repentant heart involves? ~ Gitty Up, Dutch.
