Year 9, Day 307: 2 Chronicles 7

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With the sacrifice and the pray offered up, God responds.  He consumes the offerings on the altar and then comes to Solomon to speak.  God has already spoken to Solomon when Solomon requested wisdom, so this is not an odd thing in Solomon’s life.

What does God say?  His answer is remarkably simple.  God tells Solomon that if the people walk in His ways then He will be with them.  He also tells Solomon that if Solomon walks in God’s ways, the God will establish Solomon’s throne.  It’s a very simple promise.  If a person lives righteously, then God will be with them.

God also says that if the people sin but turn from their sin, then God will relent from judgment.  It is important, though, to understand what God says exactly.  First, repentance involves being humble.  Second, we need to pray and seek God.  Third, repentance involves turning from sinful behavior.  God wants more than lip service.  God was a change of heart instead of a change in voice.

Finally, God tells the people that if they don’t repent, God will not hold His hand back in judgment.  In fact, God gets more personal.  God tells the people that if they forsake Him, then He will cast them out of His sight.  He will scatter them into the world.  What God is saying is that if the people don’t repent on their own, then God will be proactive in showing them the error of their ways.

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