Day 39
Bible Texts:
James 5:16 "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
2 Chronicles 6:21 "May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive."
“The world is shaking today, dear friends, and it’s not because we have gotten so good, it’s because we have wandered so far. And the Lord is using a brutal and evil force to call His children back to himself, that we might understand how deep the root of evil and sin is in this world and how much we need the only One who can redeem and reclaim us and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, the coming King. In Hezekiah’s day, Hezekiah saw that reality, and he took to heart what God was saying. Today God is calling you and me to do the same, to take to heart what we are seeing and what He is saying and to be people who hear His voice and respond to His truth, and follow where He leads.
The Bible says, “The prayers of a righteous man avail much before the living God.” The scripture says that the Lord listens to the prayers of His people. The scripture cries out, “I would that at least one would stand in the gap, but none were found.” But in Hezekiah’s day they were, and one of them was Hezekiah, and that’s what we see in 2 Kings 19. And I believe it has much to say to you and me today. This does not simply speak to the church of Jesus in general, it speaks to His followers in particular. It speaks not only to others, it speaks to you and to me. And God is saying to us in these dangerous days, turn to me all the ends of the earth and be saved. God is saying to us at this time, look to the one who is the Holy One of Israel, the One who is faithful and just and true, the One who loves His children, the One who desires to deliver them from the sword and from tragedy, from danger, and from the might of the enemy.
A praying remnant can change everything. A remnant of believers has the ear of God, it’s just that simple.
We need to understand how serious the times are. We need to understand that these are serious and difficult days. We need to understand that the church has often fallen asleep, and we need to pray that God would turn the hearts of His people back to Him. Unless the hearts of His people return to Him, the nation will never turn back to Him. The nation will not turn because we say, “We’re doing bad and terrible things.” The nation turns when the hearts of God’s people turn to Him in repentance and say, “Lord, have mercy on us.” A heart that is humble before God, is a heart that God can use to change and motivate the hearts of others.
Take Him seriously and understand the critical nature of this hour. Come before the Lord in constant prayer recognizing that politics will not change the future, but prayer turns the nation around. Prayer is heard by God who does incredible things. If the prayer of Elijah could turn Israel back from drought to fruitfulness, then the prayer of a remnant can change our land as well. Rather than spending our time moaning and groaning and lamenting about what is happening in our cities,, and what is going on with the pandemic, with our morality, and what is taking place in our culture, I believe God is calling us to be on our knees before Him.
Understand that when the enemy says, “Oh, one person can’t do anything about this,” that one person with God is a majority! One person with the Living God is one who is equipped with power to change the future!
I believe the Lord is calling us to take Him seriously and take prayer seriously.
Prayer: Join with us as we get down on our knees today to pray for America.
Prayer: Humbly come before God today and prayer earnestly for America. Be assured, He hears your prayers for the prayers of a righteous person are powerful and effective.
By Pastor Chris Dodge
James 5:16 "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
2 Chronicles 6:21 "May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive."
“The world is shaking today, dear friends, and it’s not because we have gotten so good, it’s because we have wandered so far. And the Lord is using a brutal and evil force to call His children back to himself, that we might understand how deep the root of evil and sin is in this world and how much we need the only One who can redeem and reclaim us and that is the Lord Jesus Christ, the coming King. In Hezekiah’s day, Hezekiah saw that reality, and he took to heart what God was saying. Today God is calling you and me to do the same, to take to heart what we are seeing and what He is saying and to be people who hear His voice and respond to His truth, and follow where He leads.
The Bible says, “The prayers of a righteous man avail much before the living God.” The scripture says that the Lord listens to the prayers of His people. The scripture cries out, “I would that at least one would stand in the gap, but none were found.” But in Hezekiah’s day they were, and one of them was Hezekiah, and that’s what we see in 2 Kings 19. And I believe it has much to say to you and me today. This does not simply speak to the church of Jesus in general, it speaks to His followers in particular. It speaks not only to others, it speaks to you and to me. And God is saying to us in these dangerous days, turn to me all the ends of the earth and be saved. God is saying to us at this time, look to the one who is the Holy One of Israel, the One who is faithful and just and true, the One who loves His children, the One who desires to deliver them from the sword and from tragedy, from danger, and from the might of the enemy.
A praying remnant can change everything. A remnant of believers has the ear of God, it’s just that simple.
We need to understand how serious the times are. We need to understand that these are serious and difficult days. We need to understand that the church has often fallen asleep, and we need to pray that God would turn the hearts of His people back to Him. Unless the hearts of His people return to Him, the nation will never turn back to Him. The nation will not turn because we say, “We’re doing bad and terrible things.” The nation turns when the hearts of God’s people turn to Him in repentance and say, “Lord, have mercy on us.” A heart that is humble before God, is a heart that God can use to change and motivate the hearts of others.
Take Him seriously and understand the critical nature of this hour. Come before the Lord in constant prayer recognizing that politics will not change the future, but prayer turns the nation around. Prayer is heard by God who does incredible things. If the prayer of Elijah could turn Israel back from drought to fruitfulness, then the prayer of a remnant can change our land as well. Rather than spending our time moaning and groaning and lamenting about what is happening in our cities,, and what is going on with the pandemic, with our morality, and what is taking place in our culture, I believe God is calling us to be on our knees before Him.
Understand that when the enemy says, “Oh, one person can’t do anything about this,” that one person with God is a majority! One person with the Living God is one who is equipped with power to change the future!
I believe the Lord is calling us to take Him seriously and take prayer seriously.
Prayer: Join with us as we get down on our knees today to pray for America.
Prayer: Humbly come before God today and prayer earnestly for America. Be assured, He hears your prayers for the prayers of a righteous person are powerful and effective.
By Pastor Chris Dodge
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