One of the most scriptures most frequently referred to when one hears about Revival is 2 Chronicles 7:14. In its context this verse referred to God’s promise to Solomon, because Solomon had built the Temple and dedicated it to the LORD with many sacrifices, and the LORD said to Solomon (vv. 12b-13), “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, of if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, (v. 14) and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Note that the LORD does specify precisely why He would cause such calamities to come upon Israel, but we can clearly infer from the phrase in v. 14 “will forgive their sin” that it would be in response to their sins, normally of idolatry as was their custom so very many times in the past. The LORD viewed this as “spiritual adultery.”
In my recent experience in Brazil, I learned that the most urgent desire of the pastors of every church where I ministered was on the subject of Revival. Beginning with this passage from 2 Chronicles 7 I began to seek the Father intensively during all of my spare time about Revival. I was almost shocked to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit in my heart say to me that He had been preparing me to teach on this for the past seven (7) years!
The first place I was led was to 1 John 5:14-15. Please read and meditate on this passage that we might walk step-by-step together in that which the Father has been revealing to me.
(to be Continued . . . .)
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