II Chronicles 7:14

2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

I was thinking about this verse today and the advise he gives us. If you are saved you are called by his name. Think about the 3 requirements he gives us here that will cause him to hear us. First, we need to be humble. Think about how Christ humbled himself and washed his disciples feet. What kind of humbling service have we partaken of? Second, pray! That says it all. David prayed early, he prayed in the afternoon, he prayed at night. He filled his couch with tears, praying. "The effectual fervant prayer of a righteous man availeth much." Thirdly, we need to seek his face. How do we do that? By reading the Bible. The Bible, the KJV Bible, shows us how to walk in righteousness. Lastly, we need to turn from our wicked ways. I don't so much think it's just a sin here or there. But ways, or habits that aren't pleasing to the Lord.

Next we read, "Then will I hear from heaven," which means just that! Living righteously and increasing our fellowship with God will cause him to hear us. The last part I was thinking was that our prayer will cause others to come to know the Lord and have their sins forgiven, and not only that, He will heal our land. He may not only cause our land to flourish, even our nation to gain. But also, us as a people, he may take away sicknessess and diseases. Like in Jeremiah, the people were healed when there were no physicians.

These three elements in a Christians life are crucial. God gives us commands and then follows with the rewards. Pray for others, pray for our nation, seek his face by reading the Bible. Find out how he wants you to live. Then turn form wickedness. Do things that please him, even if you don't think it's effecting others, your effecting your walk with God. We can only gain by doing whats right. Remember God's in charge no matter what we think, and eventually, things will eb done his way, be it the hard way or easy way.