Our House

READ | 2 Chronicles 7:11-22

There's a phrase that's repeated over and over again in the world of college basketball by the home team fans - Our House! It's a statement of authority and a statement of attitude. What it means is if you're coming in to our house you better believer we're going to defend our home court advantage. And if you've ever been to an NCAA college basketball game you can attest to this fact that when home team fans start chanting Our House the game is all decided with the home team coming out on top as the victor.

Friends, our passage this week is 2 Chronicles 7:11-22. But what I really want to focus on is 2 Chronicles 7:14 which 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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. You know, very often I hear this passage quoted in a way where the church should be praying to heal this wicked nation. And I can't help but see that God is saying to Israel, my people should pray and humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways. What I want us to focus on this week is God's call to His people; His call for us to be the church, His gathering of people who represent Him well in our generation. It was His desire for Israel and it's His desire for all of His children.

Spend time this week doing these few things: humble yourself before God; pray to God the Father; turn from our wicked ways. And the promise is this - God will hear us from heaven; forgive us of our sins and then maybe what He promised Israel will happen for us as well, our land will be healed. To God be the glory!