My life has shown me that the way to heal a nation isn’t through politics. It’s for the people who say they love God to demonstrate God’s government (the kingdom of God) in and through their daily lives by obeying 2 Chronicles 7:14.
“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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14) For God to heal their land people who love Him need to do 4 things:
- Humble themselves:
- Deny yourself, (Luke 9:23)
- Take up your cross, (Luke 9:23)
- Follow and obey Jesus, (Luke 9:23)
- Consider others better than yourself, (Philippians 2:3)
- Forgive everybody, (Matthew 18:22)
- Always keep Jesus first, (Matthew 6:33)
- Bless those who curse you, (Luke 6:28)
- Love your enemies, (Matthew 5:44)
- Stop exalting yourself, (Matthew 23:12)
- Confess your sins to one another, (James 5:16)
2. Pray:
- For God’s will to be done, (Matthew 6:10)
- For His kingdom to come, (Matthew 6:10)
- For daily provision, Matthew 6:11)
- For forgiveness as you forgive others, (Matthew 6:12)
- For victory over temptation, (Matthew 6:13)
- For deliverance from evil, (Matthew 6:13)
- For God to send workers into His harvest, (Matthew 9:38)
- For one another, (James 5:16)
- For those who curse you and abuse you, (Luke 6:28)
- For people in government positions, (1 Timothy 2:2)
- In the Spirit at all times, (Ephesians 6:18)
- In tongues, (1 Corinthians 14;5)
3. Seek God’s presence:
- Draw near to God, (James 4:8)
- Taste and see that the Lord is good, (Psalm 34:8)
- Hunger and thirst for righteousness, (Matthew 5:6)
- Come unto Jesus, (Matthew 11:28)
- Quench not the Holy Spirit, (1 Thessalonians 5:19)
- Be led by the Spirit moment-by-moment, (Romans 8:14)
- Approach God through Jesus, (Ephesians 3:12)
- Seek God with all your heart, (Jeremiah 29:13)
- Return to the Lord, (Hosea 6:1)
- Always stay close to Jesus, (John 15:4)
- Continually quote and ponder the Bible (Joshua 1:8)
4. Turn from their wicked ways. Admit that you have “wicked ways.” Then stop:
- Letting any person or thing come between you and God, (Exodus 20:3)
- Misusing God’s name, (Exodus 20:7)
- Dishonoring your father or mother, (Exodus 20:12)
- Committing adultery and all other sexual sins, (Matthew 5:27)
- Divorcing, (Matthew 5:31)
- Stealing and cheating, (Exodus 20:15)
- Being dishonest and lying, (Exodus 20:16)
- Getting drunk, (Ephesians 5:18)
- Wanting other people’s possessions, (Exodus 20:17)
- Comparing yourself to others, (2 Corinthians 10: 12)
- Being unkind to people. (John 13:4)
- Angrily insulting people. (Matthew 5:22)
I don’t believe that the kingdom of God comes by politically changing a human government. I believe it comes by God supernaturally changing human hearts. The calling for a Christian is to proclaim and demonstrate the love of Jesus to everyone, not to proclaim a particular political position.
A human government and the government of God won’t mix, no matter how hard people try to put them together. (1 Corinthians 15:50) The invisible government of God is the only government that all human beings will have to answer to. Seeking it should be a much higher priority than seeking a visible human government.
Christians aren’t called to make a particular country great. They’re called to proclaim and to demonstrate the greatness of the invisible kingdom of God. My trust is in the risen Jesus, not in a particular politician or a particular country. Regardless of what happens in America, I’m seeking first the kingdom of God. I want to be governed by King Jesus.
Obeying 2 Chronicles 7:14 will heal a nation. Unfortunately, that has rarely been done because it’s much easier to refuse to change and simply trust a political leader to fix things.
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