II Chronicles 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.”
II Chronicles 7:19-20 “But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.”
God’s contingent promises are powerful and meaningful. So are His warnings!
If we are faithful to humble ourselves, and pray, and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways, then God promises that He will hear from heaven, and will forgive our sin, and will heal our land.
Alternatively, if we turn away from Him while forsaking His statutes and commandments and serving other gods, then we will become a cautionary tale for the rest of humanity and throughout history. The choices are stark, and the context should compel us today.
In II Chronicles 7, God had just created a remarkable edifice for His people – the temple. It was an amazing structure that embodied a stunning institution. And when God builds something grand, He reminds His people of the importance of staying right and getting right to retain the blessings of their heritage.
As we marvel at our nation’s 250th birthday that is on the horizon in 2026, and as we ponder the powerful signing of the U.S. Constitution that we rightfully celebrated this past week, may we remember the starkness of the contrasts in II Chronicles 7.
God has created a remarkable governmental edifice for the American people. It is an amazing structure that embodies a stunning institution. And when God builds something grand, He reminds His people of the importance of staying right and getting right!
PLEASE GOD, MAY WE HUMBLE OURSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK YOUR FACE, AND TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS. Oh how desperately this land needs His healing! It is time to follow His perfect formula for getting right so that we can return to the blessings of our heritage.
