“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 turnfrom 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
There will be times in life where God will send uncomfortable conditions in our lives to humble us. We can find ourselves getting comfortable and complacent with this gift called life. Life begins to stabilize and we feel we have some level of control on things. As we gain more control, we gain more confidence and the confidence can transform into cockiness. We transition from “God I need you” to “God I got it.” Sometimes we make the leap from “God I got it” to “God who?” without even realizing it. All humility is gone and we forget about our Creator. We begin to “live as if God ain’t real” and do whatever we please.
In the passage God is responding to Solomon after the dedication of the temple. God begins by saying “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain…” and continues to describe the pestilence God will send to God’s people when they turn away from her. God already anticipates that we will forsake him and lose our way. When we lose our way God is faithful and will draw us back. The way God brings us back may not be the most desirable. We may experience hardships, trials, and tribulations but those moments seem to get our attention and cause us to look towards God.
Today I want to encourage you humble yourself, relinquish control and seek God. God promises that if we humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and repent from our wickedness and stubbornness then God will hear from heaven and heal the land. When we turn back to God that’s when God will bring peace, joy and love to our lives. When we turn away from God we turn away from the one that will sustain us when life’s challenges happen. But when you turn towards God, God will be right there waiting for you and will heal the land.
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