The "IF" Church
The "IF" Church
Humbly His By Grace, Coach Jackson
2 Chronicles 7:14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 If
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.
God
is waiting for His people. God loves all people, but He has chosen to
work through His people. The problem in America is us. His church, we
are the ones He is waiting on. Waiting on to do what? Well the verse
says to humble ourselves. American culture in general is full of pride
wrapped in self reliance. Humble ourselves. God is sick and tired of
His people looking at the current election and being dismayed. None of
the potential candidates have the answer, none of them will be good for
America, and most definitely none of them will save us. The reason why
God is sick and tired is that He is the answer and He has already sent
the savior. The thought of waiting on a politician to make our lives
better is stupid. We need to start by humbling ourselves and admitting
we need God. But here is the deal, God is not sick and tired of the
sinner looking for politicians to be the answer, they don't have a
savior and they are looking for help anywhere they can get it. He is
tired of His people looking to politicians for answers, we already have a
savior!
And
after we humble ourselves, pray and seek His face. In His presence all
fear is swept away. I can be a worrier and filled with anxiety, but
that is not how we should be, pray and seek His face, everything else
will seem strangely dim! We need His presence in our lives and in our
nation. And after you get up from praying, turn from your evil ways.
It is the same message that Elijah and John the Baptist brought us.
Repent. Personal repentance, corporate repentance in the church, and
repentance in our nation. But you have to acknowledge sin for what it
is in order to repent. American's either cover up sin or worse, call
what is evil good. But once again, God is concerned with His people,
the church, we need to deal with sin in the church, starting with the
man or woman in the mirror! But coach you are talking about legalism,
no I am talking about righteousness. We need to be a vessel both
individually and corporately that God can use to change this nation!
Look
what the verse says will happen when HIS PEOPLE humble themselves,
pray, and seek His face. He will hear them, forgive their sin, and heal
their land! We need to be the "IF" Church!
I went to
the altar at church yesterday, I felt God give me this message and He
stressed it was for HIS PEOPLE. He is not concerned about the world,
they are broken because they are sinners without a savior, but He is
really tired of HIS PEOPLE being broken and if HIS PEOPLE get fixed,
America can get fixed and sadly if HIS PEOPLE do not get it fixed,
America will not get fixed. God wants the people with the answer to
start acting like it, then He will hear us from heaven and heal our
land!
In Christ Love,
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