Pride turns down God’s offer of mercy through Christ’s sacrifice and instead blindly demands His justice because it refuses to humbly recognize its own rebellion against God and its huge need for forgiveness.

Mercy me! I’m eternally grateful that God doesn’t give me what I deserve.

We need to always look to God’s mercy. God’s justice will give us what we deserve. We will have to personally pay the penalty (the wages of sin is death) for all the wrong thinking and actions that we have done–even the ones that no one knows about–even the ones we have forgotten–even the ones we thought were no big deal.

However, God’s mercy gives us what we don’t deserve. It presents us with undeserved life, unmerited forgiveness, and a beautiful unearned eternal relationship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Seek God’s mercy, not His justice, in your relationship with Him. Revival is a result of Christ-followers being willing to be poor in spirit and to embrace 2 Chronicles 7:14 with a humble tender open heart.

God’s recipe for revival: If the people who call themselves Christians will humble themselves (lay down their religious pride) and pray (communicate heart-to-heart with the living God) and seek His face (continually pursue surrender to and intimacy with Him) and turn from their wicked ways (openly admit and fight to stop their wrong thoughts, feelings, desires, and behaviors), then God will forgive them and heal their land. Are you willing to follow God’s recipe today and every day?

• If you want to see healing in your land from hostility and conflict,
• If you’re tired of lies and want a society built on honesty and integrity,
• If you’re concerned about the direction your country is headed,
• If you want a peaceful and prosperous future for your nation,
• If you don’t want to live in a culture gripped by fear, worry, and depression,
  –Then it’s 2 Chronicles 7:14 time!
  Look around now and notice the signs of the times before your time runs out and it’s too late for you to turn around. Get started with living out 2 Chronicles 7:14 today!