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A Call To Prayer And A Promise Of Blessing

ā€œIf my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their landā€ ( 2 Chronicles 7:14 ). In 2 Chronicles 7:14 , there is a call to prayer and promise of blessing: ā€˜If My people who are called by My Name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their handā€™. Why is there so little blessing? ā€“ ā€˜You do not have, because you do not askā€™. God will bless mightily ā€“ when His people pray earnestly. Why does the devil have so many victories among us? ā€“ ā€˜Resist the devil, and he will flee from youā€™. God will lead us in His way of victory ā€“ when we stop tolerating the devil, and start resisting him. Why does God seem so far away? ā€“ ā€˜Draw near to God, and He will draw near to youā€™ ( James 4:2 , 7-8 ). God will come near to us ā€“ if we will le...

When, Lord, Your Word is preached to us, help us to listen for the voice of Jesus Christ, the true and living Word of God.

2 Chronicles 34:14-35:19  We read, Lord, about the reign of King Josiah. There was spiritual revival (2 Chronicles 34:33). Where did this spiritual revival come from? - It came from You. It came from the rediscovery of Your Word. Where was Your Word found? - It was found "in the House of the Lord" (2 Chronicles 34:15). Beyond the written Word, there is Jesus Christ, the living Word of God. When Your Word is preached to us, help us to listen for the voice of Jesus Christ, the true and living Word of God. Open up our hearts to Your Word. Open up our hearts to Your Spirit. Let "rivers of living water" flow out from our hearts to others (John 7:37-39).

We come to You, Lord. We come in our weakness. We ask for Your strength.

2 Chronicles 8:1-9:31 Lord, we look at Solomon ā€“ and we see ourselves. There is strength (2 Chronicles 8:16) ā€“ and there is weakness (2 Chronicles 8:11; 2 Chronicles 9:12). We want to love You more, but the world keeps on pulling us back ā€“ away from you and into sin. We come to You, Lord. We come in our weakness. We ask for Your strength. May our comfort and convenience never become more important to us than our consecration and commitment to You.

Help us, Lord, to become better people ā€“ not bitter people!

2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27 Help us, Lord, to learn from the failure of King Uzziah. He began well ā€“ ā€œHe did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ā€¦ He set himself to seek Godā€ (2 Chronicles 26:4-5). He lost his way ā€“ ā€œWhen he was strong, he grew proud, and he was false to the Lord his Godā€ ( 2 Chronicles 26:16). Help us, Lord, to become better people ā€“ not bitter people!

Lord, Youā€™re calling us to stop turning away from You. Youā€™re calling us to start turning to You.

2 Chronicles 24:1-25:28 Lord, we read the words ā€“ ā€œHe turned away from the Lordā€ (2 Chronicles 25:27), and our hearts are sad. Is this only the story of other people? Is it not also our own story? Youā€™re calling us to stop turning away from You. Youā€™re calling us to start turning to You. Help us to walk with You in the light of Your Word ā€“ ā€œBe watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strongā€ (1 Corinthians 16:13).

Lord, we're living in difficult times ...

2 Chronicles 21:1-23:21 Lord, we're living in difficult times. Many are choosing to do what is ā€œevil in the sight of the Lordā€ (2 Chronicles 21:6). Help us to make another choice, a better choice. Help us to choose to ā€œbe the Lordā€™s peopleā€ (2 Chronicles 23:16) ā€“ ā€œO happy day! that fixed my choice on Thee, my Saviour and my God ā€¦ ā€˜Tis done, the great transactionā€™s done! I am my Lordā€™s, and He is mine! ā€¦ High heaven that heard the solemn vow, that vow renewed shall daily hearā€¦ ā€œ

Give Me Wisdom ...

ā€œGive me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people ... This great people of Yoursā€ (2 Chronicles 1:10). Wisdom is not given to us for our own benefit, It is given to us for the benefit of others - so that we might lead them to the Lord. We are to follow in the footsteps of our Lord. He ā€œcame not to be served but to serveā€ (Mark 10:45). ā€œI want to build the Temple for the Lord my God. I want to dedicate it to Himā€ (2 Chronicles 2:4). Everything that we do is to be done for God. Everything that we do is to be dedicated to Him. This is the lesson that we learn from Solomon and the building of the Temple. We are to do all things for the glory of God. He alone is worthy of our praise. We are not only to worship Him in the place of worship and at the time set aside for worship. We are to worship Him all of the time, wherever we are. We are to praise Him in His House. We are to continue to praise Him, as we go out from His House to the world. The building of the ...

Praying Through God's Word: 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:1-2:18 Lord, we need Your wisdom (2 Chronicles 1:10). We need Jesus - He is Your wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30). Without Jesus, we're fools. We may think that we're wise - but we're not. Jesus makes us wise. True wisdom comes from Him. When we build our lives on Jesus, we are truly wise (Matthew 7:24-27). Lord, give us Your wisdom - the wisdom that knows the most important thing: Jesus is our Saviour. 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 Lord, You call us to work for You, to "work in the Temple of the Lord" (2 Chronicles 4:11; 2 Chronicles 5:1). This is no ordinary work. It's spiritual work. It is "most holy" (2 Chronicles 3:8,10; 2 Chronicles 4:22). Real work come for You emerges from true worship of You. Before we can be Your workers, we must be your worshippers. Teach us, Lord, to worship You. As we worship You, may we receive from You the strength that we need to work for You. 2 Chronicles 5:2-6:42 Without Your blessing, Lord...

Without Your blessing, Lord, our worship is empty.

2 Chronicles 5:2-6:42 Without Your blessing, Lord, our worship is empty. We need Your blessing. We pray for Your blessing. May ā€œthe glory of the Lord fill the House of Godā€ (2 Chronicles 5:14). This is our prayer. We pray for the preachers. We pray for the people. May each and every one of us be blessed by You. May we be ā€œclothed with Your salvation.ā€ May we ā€œrejoice in Your goodnessā€ (2 Chronicles 6:41).

Lord, we need Your wisdom. We need Jesus ā€“ He is Your wisdom.

2 Chronicles 1:1-2:18 Lord, we need Your wisdom (2 Chronicles 1:10). We need Jesus ā€“ He is Your wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30). Without Jesus, weā€™re fools. We may think that weā€™re wise ā€“ but weā€™re not. Jesus makes us wise. True wisdom comes from Him. When we build our lives on Jesus, we are truly wise (Matthew 7:24-27). Lord, give us Your wisdom ā€“ the wisdom that knows the most important thing: Jesus is our Saviour.

Teach us, Lord, to worship You. As we worship You, may we receive from You the strength that we need to work for You.

2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 Lord, You call us to work for You, to ā€œwork in the Temple of the Lordā€ (2 Chronicles 4:11; 2 Chronicles 5:1). This is no ordinary work. Itā€™s spiritual work. It is ā€œmost holyā€ (2 Chronicles 3:8,10; 2 Chronicles 4:22). Real work come for You emerges from true worship of You. Before we can be Your workers, we must be your worshippers. Teach us, Lord, to worship You. As we worship You, may we receive from You the strength that we need to work for You.

Help us, Lord, to keep on believing that the time of Your blessing may not be far away.

2 Chronicles 35:20-36:23   Lord, we've read good things about King Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:15,33) - but it wasn't all good: "He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God ... " (2 Chronicles 35:22-24). After Josiah's time, there was terrible spiritual decline (2 Chronicles 36:1-2 / 2 Kings 23:31-32; 2 Chronicles 36:,5,9,11-12). We think of today's world. We wonder, "Is there any hope for the future?" Help us to draw encouragement from this: "The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia ... to build Him a house at Jerusalem" (2 Chronicles 36:22-23). - and help us to say to our neighbours, "Let us go to the House of the Lord" (Psalm 122:1). Help us, Lord, to keep on believing that the time of Your blessing may not be far away.

You call us, Lord, to seek You - and You also call us to serve You.

2 Chronicles 31:11-32:33 You call us, Lord, to seek You - and You also call us to serve You (2 Chronicles 31:20-21). Where does our seeking and serving come from? It comes from Your salvation. We read the words, "The Lord saved Hezekiah" ( 2 Chronicles 32::22) - and we think of our salvation. We rejoice in Your precious promise - "All the ends of the earth, turn to Me and be saved" (Isaiah 45:22). We rejoice in our gracious Saviour - Jesus Christ, "the Saviour of the world" (John 4:42).

You call us, Lord, to return to You. You promise to welcome us.

2 Chronicles 30:1-31:10 You call us, Lord, to return to You. You promise to welcome us (2 Chronicles 30:9). Where does our returning come from? Where does our rejoicing come from? They both come from You. You put it into our hearts - to return to You (2 Chronicles 30:12). What joy there is for us when we return to You - "The good Lord pardons every one who sets his heart to seek God" (2 Chronicles 30:18-19).ļ»æ

Can there be a new Pentecost?

2 Chronicles 7:12-22 The gathering together of Godā€™s people - ā€œI ... have chosen this place for Myselfā€ (2 Chronicles 7:12). Note also 2 Chronicles 7:15-16 - ā€œ... this place... this temple.ā€ The key verse is 2 Chronicles 7:14. Taking this verse together with Acts 1:12-14, we may say, ā€˜This is the kind of prayer that leads to Pentecost.ā€™ What we have here is humility, prayer, longing for God and repentance. When we say, ā€œPrayā€, we must ask, ā€˜How are we to pray?ā€™  * We are to pray with humility. Remember the parable of the Pharisee and the publican (Luke 18:9-14).  * We are to pray with longing for God. Prayer is more than just words. There is to be intensity and persistence. The parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8): She kept on praying until she received an answer. We are to ā€œcry out to God day and nightā€ (Luke 18:7).  * We are to pray with repentance. Our words are to be backed up by our life.   When God hears this kind of prayer...

Search the Scriptures: 2 Chronicles

ā€œGive me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people ... This great people of Yoursā€ (2 Chronicles 1:10). Wisdom is not given to us for our own benefit, It is given to us for the benefit of others - so that we might lead them to the Lord. We are to follow in the footsteps of our Lord. He ā€œcame not to be served but to serveā€ (Mark 10:45). ā€œI want to build the Temple for the Lord my God. I want to dedicate it to Himā€ (2 Chronicles 2:4). Everything that we do is to be done for God. Everything that we do is to be dedicated to Him. This is the lesson that we learn from Solomon and the building of the Temple. We are to do all things for the glory of God. He alone is worthy of our praise. We are not only to worship Him in the place of worship and at the time set aside for worship. We are to worship Him all of the time, wherever we are. We are to praise Him in His House. We are to continue to praise Him, as we go out from His House to the world. The building of the Temple - ...

Lord, we see division among Your people ... You are not pleased.

2 Chronicles 10:1-11:23 Lord, we see division among Your people: "Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day" (2 Chronicles 10:19). You are not pleased. You say, "Do not go up to fight against your brothers" (2 Chronicles 11:4). This is not just ancient history. It's our problem. It's a big problem. We still need to hear the words of Jesus - "a house ... divided against itself cannot stand" (Mark 3:25). There are to be "no divisions" among us (1 Corinthians 1:10). We are "all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). Lord, help us, in our praying and our living, to echo the prayer of Jesus: "May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me" (John 17:21,23).

Lord, You're calling us to make our choice - What kind of life will we live?

2 Chronicles 12:1-13:22  Lord, You're calling us to make our choice - What kind of life will we live? Will it be "He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord" (2 Chronicles 12:14)? or Will it be "As for us, the Lord is our God and we have not forsaken Him" (2 Chronicles 13:10)? When, Lord, unbelief and disobedience are threatening to take over our lives, help us to hear Your Word of warning: "Do not fight against the Lord ... you will not succeed" - and help us to speak the words of faith: "God is with us; He is our Leader" (2 Chronicles 13:12).