Hebraic or Prayer Musing – What Does a Wise Man Do when He Sees a Problem?
Solomon,
a man known for his Wisdom, had a serious problem back in about 1,000 BC. He prayed and the LORD explained the
problem. “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to
devour the land, or send pestilence among My people,…” 2 Chronicles 7:13 NKJV Do we have problems like that today that the
LORD may have allowed? Here
are a few recent happenings we may not like, but they are happening around us
and becoming our “Woke” American way of life:*
Statues & History being
deleted; Founding documents declared “harmful”; Divisiveness & Fear;
Disregard for Biblical morality; Christian persecution; Watered down & sold
out “Christian” churches; Promoting One World Government; Censoring Free Speech
(by News media, Education system, Social
Networks); Disrespecting lives of babies & elders; Eroding of Liberties
(Mandates, Passports, Gun control); Voting
Corruption; Inflation with taxes & rising debt; Politicizing the Military; Buying
votes & power with Free Stuff; Buying of Politicians (So Government now run by tech giants,
billionaires & shadow figures, but not “of the people”); etc.
We need
to look carefully at the solution or actions steps the LORD gave to Solomon in
2 Chronicles 7:14 to resolve the dilemma.
Read God’s answer thoughtfully with introspection.
“if” – This is part one of “If, then” logic. The “if” needs to be completed before part
two can happen. So…
“My people who are called by My name”
– Is He addressing you? Do we
“Christ”ians identify with His name, and think of ourselves as sons &
daughters of God and claim Jesus Christ as our LORD? Then the
LORD owns us and calls us “My people”.
“will humble themselves” –
Do we Americans tend to be a proud
folk? “Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility,
for ‘God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.’”
1 Peter 5:5 Why does God’s Word have to
deal with “humble” and “humility” over 50 times?
“and pray” – The KJV
mentions “Pray” and “Prayer” over 400 times.
How important is “Prayer” to Almighty God who really wants us to talk to
Him and for us to be listening to Him? “Watch therefore,
and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all
these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Luke 21:36 WOW! That command is directly from our LORD,
Jesus Christ!
“and seek my face” – Are
we prepared to look Almighty God in the face?
Even the OT men of God were afraid they would die if they saw Him “face
to face”! “I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their
affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” Hosea 5:15
“and turn from their (our) wicked ways” – Peter concluded his
message in Acts with – “When God raised
up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you
from your wicked ways.” Jesus
was to turn people from their wicked ways, but now He left the
responsibility to us, with help from the Holy Spirit!
“then” – This is the
second part of the “If, then” logic which can only be expected if the “If” part
is completed.
“I will hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin and heal their land.” – Yes, He will answer then.
Points to ponder
Every word in God’s Word is a word worth pondering.
If Our Nation is in Trouble; What Do We Have To Do First?
The Loving Creator God of the whole universe wants us
to talk with us!
What a privilege! So call on Him, He’s
waiting for your call. See Jeremiah
33:3.
♫ “Humble Thyself
In the Sight of the Lord And He shall Lift You Up, Higher and Higher, And He … ♫
Yosef a.k.a. Joe Brusherd
October
19, 2021
Author: “Hebraic
Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly
“Hebraic Musings” InsightsByYosef.blogspot.com/
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Musing – Are We Suffering from “Normalcy
Bias”?
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