Pray...Seek His Face

Good Morning,

Today we celebrate "Independence Day" here in the United States of America. We celebrate that day over 200 years ago when there was a gathering of the leaders who put forth the Declaration of Independence from England's King George, whom they felt was a despotic ruler. These smart and brave people began an experiment in a Democratic form of government that we still enjoy to this day. Today's verse of Scripture may not directly describe those "truths which we hold to be self evident," but it DOES, I think, give us direction about what we ought to do and where we should go.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT)
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

There is a key word in this verse. That word is "if." "IF my people who are called by my name...I will hear from heaven...forgive their sins...restore their land."

I think we can all agree that we, and this country in which we live, need forgiveness. And, I don't think that there can be any doubt that our nation is in desperate need of restoration.

The sins that need forgiveness are too numberable to mention, but we know what they are. And the restoration? Would only that God would restore us to a truly "free" and noble land that once we were.

Here's what we CAN do, my friends, even today...and then every day...to get God's attention and hopefully the attention of a needy nation. We can do as God asks us. We can humble ourselves and not seem to be so "high and mighty" to those who look at us. We can pray, every day, for God to come and be with us and heal our land, our great nation. We can seek His face, continually, every moment of every day, to have Him be with us and help us.

You see, if WE, Christian believers, won't DO what we SAY we ought to be doing, then...Why would the non believers and those of the world want to do these things? However, if we WILL do what we say ought to be done, and people will observe that we ARE different and ARE making a difference, then, maybe...just maybe...we might show what this nation truly needs: To be humble; to pray; to seek God's face.

I wish one and all a wonderful...and blessed...Independence Day holiday.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David