…and My people who are called by 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 7:14-15
Today, let us simply be in prayer…
Lord, how we have forgotten to think of you in our times of blessing, or even when we are in a time of need. People are losing their jobs, fear and worry are common place. Our nation seems to be falling apart. We read your Holy Word, and the passage above says that if your people, called by Your name would humble themselves and pray, you would hear them. Lord, we have forgotten what it means to be humble. We are a prideful people; a disobedient people. Just like the Israelites who swore they would keep your commands, we said we would follow you, but too often we have strayed from that path. We continue to stray, even when you have welcomed us back, we find new ways to leave you behind. We often find ourselves worse off than when we first began.
Lord, forgive our arrogance, and help us to regain humility, that we might have the same attitude of Jesus Christ (Phil 2:5). Lord, our hearts have been hardened, we pray that you would send your Holy Spirit, and ignite a flame in our hearts that would melt even the most solid of stone. Lord, you can do all things, and we know that you are watching over us. We pray that once again you will be the guide of our lives; teach us, Lord, your ways; and let us no longer follow our own desires. Hear these words Lord, and lead us to be in your amazing presence now and always. Amen.
Grace & Peace,
Sam