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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chron 7:14
What does this verse mean? Is there a time history when there are not people with wicked ways, who would not benefit from humbling themselves?
But there are those who say this is taking God at His word too seriously. Emotions are so volatile we should not get upset about sin, about failure, about lies, sexual immorality, murder, theft, torture, perversions of every description.
Who needs revival, or people entering eternal life, when they are set to be destroyed? For me the only question is how can we achieve this, if it is possible, because anything is worth eternal life touching people. Jesus came that we might have this life and enter the Kingdom.
Emotions are our friend, they tell us who we are, and what are hearts are feeling. Those who fear emotions have not sorted out who they are or what triggers their emotions. Jesus came to set us free, to make us consistent, the same in our hearts as we are on the outside.
To those who feel discipline and denial are the only way to control their emotions, unfortunately will feel the reality I am describing is the opposite of doing the right thing, because they fear their emotions and impulses.
If people tell you the church is fine, things are not that bad, we are doing well, are not sane but fear what is within.
We will never match up to the holiness of God, or that we know fully how deeply we fail. We fail simply because we are not close enough to the Father and His will.
Can you conceive of those closest to you destroyed, because simply they do not reach out to the Lord. The wasted lives lost in the confusion of our existence, does that not move your hearts? It always seems so hard to convey the simple reality, and yet life echoes this truth, everywhere. The Lord appears to send His Spirit to honour the call of His humble people, so why would we not answer such a call.
I know when I felt for the young innocents falling into nothing with no hope my heart split in two. So so many who will be lost, finding nothing. The Lords heart is so much greater than this, so much so, if we felt this reality our hearts would break. My wife thought I was going mad.