Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Chronicles 5-7.

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One thing I always love about this passage is what we learn about humankind and about God from Solomon’s prayer dedicating the temple and from God’s answer to his prayer.  In Solomon’s prayer he asked God to listen to prayers made towards Jerusalem and the temple, while God, in His reply to Solomon, made no mention of which direction people prayed.  Solomon wanted to limit God to those who prayed towards the temple he had built, God offered no such limits.  We as humans limit who can approach God, or how they can approach God.  God wants all to come to Him, and will accept them however they approach Him (important note: since Jesus is God, getting to God without going to Jesus is like trying to go to New York City without going to the Big Apple).  God did lay out the conditions we need to follow in order for Him to heal our land from the disaster which has fallen upon it (no matter what the disaster).  God said that His people, who are called by His name, humble themselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from their wicked ways, He will heal the land.

I believe that God’s promise applies to us today.  In the context of Ancient Israel, when God called upon His people to humble themselves and pray, it applied to the entire nation of Israel.  Today it is both easier and harder.  It is easier because we don’t need everyone in our nation to humble themselves and pray in order for God to fulfill this promise (although, please imagine the wonders God would perform if they did).  Only those who are called by His name need to humble themselves and pray.  Of course, the harder part is that we who are called by His name need to acknowledge that it was OUR wicked ways which led to God allowing disaster to befall our nation.  Let us examine our hearts and repent of our sins.  Let us seek God with all of our mind, soul, and strength, praying that He will forgive us and show us how to change our ways.

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