Not A Blog For Non-Believers

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 sins and will heal their land. (NIV)

A few months ago this verse really caught my attention again. We, in our Christian circle use this verse a lot. I MEAN A LOT!!! Whenever the proverbial, poop hits the fan with our government and society, this seems to be our go to verse. When we do so, we have a tendency to look at non-believers as the problem. I challenge us, the believers, to catch a key portion of this verse, "if my people who are called  by name will humble themselves." This tells me, that while the beliefs of the non-believers is a problem, it is their problem. The bigger problem with society is more than likely us believers not truly following God's commands.

Why do I say we believers are the problem? We are the ones who have God's seal on us, therefore we are called, "The Church." We are not to use our heavenly citizenship as a get out of jail free card while here in this earthly place. We are the people God tells to humble ourselves. We are the people He talks to directly in His word. Through out scripture we are allowed the opportunity to feel the warm fuzzies of  God choosing us. I'll be honest, it makes me feel good knowing that while God was creating everything, my name was in his day timer as someone who would be put on this earth as His chosen child. Who doesn't want to be a part of the most powerful kingdom ever? Here is the tricky part, God didn't choose me to walk around with my Heavenly seal to be a jerk for Jesus, condemning people. God chose me to be an example of what full reliance on Him can do in my life and for those around me, and to spread the Good News.

We the believers, are the people God is talking to in this verse. So when we see nasty things happening in our land, we are the ones who need to change. We are the ones who are told to put our bended knees to the ground and pray to the Father. God has shown himself to be faithful over and over again to the Nation of Israel. When Israel has confessed their sins, repented of their sins, followed God's commands, and given God thanks and praise, God has always been faithful to redeem them. As God's chosen, we need to recognize this pattern, follow this pattern, keep our side of the street clean, be humble, spend time with God in His word, and go out spreading the good news. No more condemning non-believers for the junk in the world.  We need to spread the gospel with love and cheer! I have seen some Christians tell people about Jesus without love, and with pure venom in their speech. Trust me when I tell you, this is never going to work, because you just come off as a self-righteous, hypocritical butthead with this approach. The Holy Trinity is love, and if you are preaching it without that element, you need to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Bride of Christ, we need to really humble ourselves in prayer for our world, our nation, our community and the leaders that God put there. Never forget who has ultimate charge over those who think they are in charge down here. God put them there for reason and a season. Trust me when I say, that God has one King of Kings who reigns for eternity and none of the guys that are sitting on thrones down here right now are it.

Believers please hit your knees in fervent prayer, with love and humility in your heart.

If you are a non-believer reading this, I pray you will join the Heavenly Family. I love getting to new brothers and sisters. I by no means have all the answers, but I will try to help. That help might be directing you to a pastor in your area. You are in my prayers and know that even while we are all sinners God still loves us. I sin regularly and God picks me up and dusts me off with my confession and request for forgiveness. This is proof positive that you don't have to have yourself fixed to be good enough for God. He loves fixing broken things!