John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."







Monday, December 12, 2016

If My People Call Upon My Name.



If my people will call upon My Name!!


I believe that it is time for us to take the Word of God literally, when He 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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)


Now my question is: Does God really listen to His people call unto His name as the Bible teaches it? It is one thing to cry out and say: God help me.  But, the Bible says: ‘if the people that are ‘called by His name’. Does it make a difference if we are truly born again or not, when we pray? Definitely it does.

When the Bible specifies that God refers to His people, than that means He refers to His People; meaning every human being that is born again by believing in the fact that Jesus shed His blood for us as He died on the cross and rose again on the third day.  'And seek my face'.  Have you  ever thought about it, how we as God´s people all together can seek God´s face? We need to learn to pray and seek the face of our God.


Second question I have is the following: And what if God´s people call on Him without humbling themselves; and then what? If we reject to humble us before our God, He will not listen to our prayers.


Third question: Do we have to turn from our wicked ways for God to answer us? Yes, indeed.   


Forth question: What is the whole implication for our God to hear our prayers and answer them?  

For our land to be healed it is a process. Let me explain it with an analogy. For instance, let´s say: Our whole country was infected with a disease. How would the health department address it to be cured? All people that live here, would have to be treated, and the doctors would make sure that all procedures must be done in order for the country be free from that disease… or else it could become a killer… right? Well, in the spiritual realm it is no different, our disease is sin. Unless, we go to the doctor of all doctors to be healed as  a land… we will not prosper without HIM.


Fifth question: Who is involved in the fact for God to answer the prayer? Every human that lives in the land? No. God´s Word says: If my people who call themselves by my name…  Think of it: Why are we called Christians?  The Bible refers to us as Christians, read it in Acts 11:26:  And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”

Disciples of Jesus are called Christians, and it means we teach the message of Christ. We are followers of Jesus Christ. Now, this definition I described here as I understand the Word of God.

Lately I have prayed a lot for those that are listening to a gospel that is not from God ... many churches unfortunately preach a gospel that was never declared by the mouth of our God ..... Text taken out of context becomes a pretext for heresy. .... And I have felt God touch me to awaken the people of God so that we can begin to cry out to God so that the true Gospel will be preached and Christians being used by God in the anointing that comes from Him ... so that salvation can flow to the ends of the earth, and that the world which God loves can be truly saved.'

Isaiah 30: 18-19.  God Will Be Gracious
“18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice;
Blessed
are all those who wait for Him.
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.”

Based on the verse above: 


1.  Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you, And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
2.  And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
3.  For the Lord is a God of justice.
4.  And the result of all this will be: “Blessed are all those who wait for Him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; You shall weep no more. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.”

When you and I look at your country… and by the way… it does not matter which country you are in right now, as you read this, you might be in a country far away from mine. ‘But, we all can call on the Lord for our country, right?’ If we are His people, and we call on Him as His Word declares, He will hear us, and heal our land. Amen, praise God the Almighty One.    

You might say: Well, our country is not sick, it does not need to be healed.  Well, if you live in a country that does not need any help. I would suggest to be thankful and to pray for those that do need help. 
You would be willing to pray 15 times each month ... you choose the day and time ... when it is best for you ... and when you cry out to God, read these two verses while you pray .... God will have mercy Of His Church here on earth .... God will hear the cry of His people ... Let's pray Until we hear God answering our cry unto Him... I believe that God hears the cry of his people ....

I invite you to join the Body of Christ here on earth to pray for our nation. I pray for my nation and your nation. Please do the same. God will answer our prayer according to His Word, if we follow it as He prescribed. Remember, medicine that the doctor prescribes must be taken as the doctors says in order for it to have the right effect. For our prayer to have the right effect it must be done as the Lord has prescribed it.

May the Lord bless His  people as we pray.

Antonina


Rev. Billy Graham