Faith in Times of Affliction – Part 2
After the refusal of the three Hebrew boys to bow and their subsequent miraculous deliverance from the fiery furnace, Nebuchadnezzar, the King, the pagan…
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Faith in Times of Affliction – Part 1
In Daniel 2, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon had a dream. He saw a monolithic image in the shape of a giant; a splendid man…
Call to Solemn Assembly
Twenty years ago in a number of movements – the Church of God, the Southern Baptists, the United Methodists, the Assembly of God and…
Hope for a New Generation
Before Hezekiah’s reign, his father, Ahaz, had introduced pagan practices, indeed, he had proliferated them. They were a part of his national policy strategy.…
A National Crisis That Only God Can Solve
The revival brought about by Hezekiah did not prevent an international crisis, but without it, things would have turned out very differently. When Sennacherib…
A National Passover
We pick up with the story of Hezekiah. Next, he called for a national Passover (2 Chronicles 30:26), something that had not happened for…
A National Renewal Strategy
Our nation needs revival and renewal. What if we applied Hezekiah’s strategy for our own nation? FIRST – The Priestly/Pastoral Leaders: The first call…
Hope from Judah’s Past
When my son was much younger, he pointed out something and remarked with a gleam in his eye, “That’s bad!” I responded, “No, that’s…
Praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 – Part 5
Note the promises of God in the face of such prayer. First, God will ‘hear’ as we discussed last week. Second, God will forgive…
Praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 – Part 4
“…and turn…” The fruit of prayer is action. Humility is a starting place – but words are not enough. Now resolve must be demonstrated…
Praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 – Part 3
“… and pray…” The word here is palal – to intercede. It is a courtroom term implying God as Judge. Here we act as…
Praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 – Part 2
“…will humble themselves…” The Septuagint substitutes ‘repent’ for ‘humble.’ Humility is the heart posture, repentance is the evidentiary action. Believers today are so resistant…