Our Urgent Responsibility For Prayer

 Barbara E. Perkins

Our Urgent Responsibility For Prayer

The word of God in 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV) says, " If 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 forgive their sin and heal their land." Heavenly Father, I love Your word. I thank You for the practicality of Your word. How can I not understand Your word when it is explicit in what You have said to us? In Your abundant mercy and grace You laid out a plan to heal our land of its woes. I truly thank You Lord because I am so saddened by the devastating events in our land today. You said if Your people would do 4 simple things, You would do 3 things to heal our land. Lord I am going to purpose in my heart to spend more time in prayer and doing the critical things that You ask here in Your word. I believe that many others will join me in this effort, which is to: (1) Be humble, (2) Always pray (in all situations), (3) Seek Your face (guidance/wisdom from Your word), and (4) turn from wickedness/ungodliness. Lord, You said if we would follow the previous guidelines for prayer: (1) You would hear from heaven, (2) You would forgive us, and (3) You would heal our land. My Lord, You are true to Your word and Your promises are true. Please help us to be even more faithful to a prayer life that is worthy of Your abundant blessings because our land is hemorrhaging and in dire need of rescue. Please have mercy on us Lord! We need You!