Morning Devotional
2 Chronicles 7:19-22
“19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.”
Remember that all popular verse: 2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
People are quick to quote from verse 14 and dream of the physical blessings they think our Lord has promised for His people. Yet, very few will read the rest of the chapter and see verse 14 in context much less read verses 19-22 were God tells what will happen to Israel if they don't follow what He said in verse 14.
Remember the rest of the story. Israel turned their backs on God. They forsook His statutes and His commandments which He set before them. They also went and served other gods and worshiped those other gods. Sound familiar? Are we to think we are any better in our day? Look around us. Are we to think the condition of God's people in our land is any better than what Israel was? Where is the cry for revival in our land amongst God's people? More importantly, where is the desire for revival in God's people in our land?
The answer? 2 Timothy 4:3-4
“3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
The falling away spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 is here now. Why? Because the preachers have forsaken the instruction of Paul to Timothy:
2 Timothy 4:1-2
“1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.”
Revelation 22:20-21
“20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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