I raise this question in the light of a response to the word of the Lord I preached God Will Heal the World and based on 2 Chronicles 7:12 to 14.
This message related to our response to the Covid19 pandemic in light of God’s word and I continue with this in mind so that you may know God’s word is true and God never changes. If we will humble ourselves and pray, repenting of our sin and unbelief and turning to the Lord, he will heal the world.
If you were to read the account of the seven plagues of Egypt you would have to answer, yes, God forgave Pharaoh each time he repented but Pharaoh’s repentance was not continually true and, each time he disobeyed God, another plague followed.
The first plague to bring a change of heart to Pharaoh was the plague of frogs. Moses prayed and the plague was lifted Exodus 8. However we know that Pharaoh did not stay true to his word and God sent another, and another, till at last all the firstborn of Egypt were slain while God kept the Hebrews alive through the Passover.
Through Pharaoh’s word and Moses’ prayer each disaster was lifted but, when Pharaoh reneged on his commitment, another followed.
In this way we see the promise of God given to Solomon in 2 Chronicles 7 was fulfilled but there is a warning to us to be true in our repentance and not false as Pharaoh was.
The same holds true in Jesus’ teaching in the gospel.
Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Understand that the prayer of repentance and faith is not to be taken lightly or playfully for God seeks those who will worship him in Spirit and in truth.
However the fact remains, if we will repent and believe, he will heal the world and remove the curse of covid.
I did not merely pray that the Lord would remove covid from the world; I prayed for those who had repented and turned to God that he would fulfill his promise to heal the world. If none should obey God the prayer is irrelevant. However I am persuaded of better things of God that he would take my foolish preaching and convince many to turn, perhaps by first causing his ministers to declare this truth that they may tell it better than I, repent and obey.
Once again I reiterate the word of God, “If people, who hear me call them by my name, will humble themselves and pray, seeking my face and turning from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
Will you do this, and will you tell others that they may do it also?
Amen.
This message related to our response to the Covid19 pandemic in light of God’s word and I continue with this in mind so that you may know God’s word is true and God never changes. If we will humble ourselves and pray, repenting of our sin and unbelief and turning to the Lord, he will heal the world.
If you were to read the account of the seven plagues of Egypt you would have to answer, yes, God forgave Pharaoh each time he repented but Pharaoh’s repentance was not continually true and, each time he disobeyed God, another plague followed.
The first plague to bring a change of heart to Pharaoh was the plague of frogs. Moses prayed and the plague was lifted Exodus 8. However we know that Pharaoh did not stay true to his word and God sent another, and another, till at last all the firstborn of Egypt were slain while God kept the Hebrews alive through the Passover.
Through Pharaoh’s word and Moses’ prayer each disaster was lifted but, when Pharaoh reneged on his commitment, another followed.
In this way we see the promise of God given to Solomon in 2 Chronicles 7 was fulfilled but there is a warning to us to be true in our repentance and not false as Pharaoh was.
The same holds true in Jesus’ teaching in the gospel.
Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Understand that the prayer of repentance and faith is not to be taken lightly or playfully for God seeks those who will worship him in Spirit and in truth.
However the fact remains, if we will repent and believe, he will heal the world and remove the curse of covid.
I did not merely pray that the Lord would remove covid from the world; I prayed for those who had repented and turned to God that he would fulfill his promise to heal the world. If none should obey God the prayer is irrelevant. However I am persuaded of better things of God that he would take my foolish preaching and convince many to turn, perhaps by first causing his ministers to declare this truth that they may tell it better than I, repent and obey.
Once again I reiterate the word of God, “If people, who hear me call them by my name, will humble themselves and pray, seeking my face and turning from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
Will you do this, and will you tell others that they may do it also?
Amen.
