Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14

Minnesota Viking lineman, Jim Marshall picked up a fumble and somehow got turned around and ran for the wrong end zone. When he crossed the goal line he thought he had scored a touchdown, only to find that he had scored a safety for the opposing team.

Life is like that. If we are not careful we, too, can get turned around and run our life in the wrong direction. When we run our spiritual life in the wrong direction, it is Satan’s joy.

By and large, our world as a whole is running in the wrong direction in what is increasingly becoming a post-modern Christian culture. The percentage of people professing to be Christians is down and the percentage of people fully leading their lives according to Biblical principles is down even further.

Our world is truly, both spiritually and morally, running in the wrong direction. Second Chronicles, believed to have been written by the prophet Ezra, was written to emphasize the blessings of the righteous kings and to expose the sins of the wicked kings. It is written from the viewpoint of a priest who spoke from spiritual perspectives, including revivals. It focuses on correct worship to God.

In chapter 7, verse 14, the book gives a formula on how to turn around a corrupt world and then shows what God will do in return. I call it the “four three” formula.

The prophet tells God’s people who are called by His name to:

1. Humble themselves
2. Pray
3. Seek God’s face
4. Turn from their wicked ways

He then assures God’s people that once they have done these four, He will:

1. Hear from heaven
2. Forgive their sins
3. Restore their land

We live in a culture that is deeply divided culture and the divide is widening day by day. Many try to offer suggestions to bring us back together, but as long as those suggestions are of the world, they will never work.

Only God can restore our land, but first we must be humbled, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways. Then and only then, He will heal our land.

FIVE REASONS TO REJOICE IN JESUS:

(1) Rejoice in your salvation.
(2) Rejoice that your life has significance.
(3) Rejoice in your spiritual family.
(4) Rejoice in the lost being saved.
(5) Rejoice that you have a heavenly home.

BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP:

I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. John 13:13

The qualifications for being a leader do not consist solely of sitting behind a desk and barking out orders for others to accomplish. If that were the case, life as we know it would come to a standstill, with lots of talk, but no action. Successful leaders are able to delegate duties to others but are also willing to perform them if necessary.

I handed the teller at my bank a withdrawal slip for $400.00. I said “May I have large bills, please”. She looked at me and said “I’m sorry sir, all the bills are the same size.” When I got up off the floor, I explained it to her.

When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. ‘Hey,’ I announced to the technician, ‘it’s open!’ His reply: ‘I know, I already got that side.’ This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS

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