“Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.”
2 Chronicles 34:21 KJV
'FOR GREAT IS THE WRATH OF THE LORD THAT IS POURED OUT UPON US, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.”
Josiah saw it! I see it! Do you see it?
“And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.” 2 Chronicles 34:19 KJV
King Josiah rent his clothes!
We are told to rend our hearts!
“And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.” Joel 2:13 KJV
We must deal with the sins in our hearts! Rip them out if necessary; if they are buried so deep and we are so proud! Whatever it takes!
God wants a clean heart; a submissive heart; a willing heart! We have to lay down our control and humble ourselves; die to our flesh! We ask Him to give us His heart, without any effort on our part! No remorse. No repentance!
Owning our sin; taking responsibility for our sin is the first step to having a clean heart! The devil will tell you it is someone else's fault! "They made you do it", "I was born that way", and many other excuses he will bring to mind. Our doctors even give it a medical name and a billing code to justify our rebellion! We can not justify our sin.
The other big lie is that "I don't have to repent because ALL my sins were forgiven when I got saved!"
IF THAT were the case, THEN the following verse would not have been written to the church
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 KJV
Like in Josiah's time The Book Of The Law has been lost in the church!
No preaching of repentance of sin! You listen! You will not hear a sermon on confessing your sin to one another! Yet THAT's from where the healing comes! Humbling yourself, laying down your pride and repenting in front of a brother or sister in obedience to God's Word, brings the power for healing! We have eliminated that scripture and that's why the church is sick! We quote the two before, and ignore the last part of that one! Look!
“Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:14-16 KJV
The body suffers and dies and our denominations hold onto the traditions of men and false doctrines!
Such a travesty!
Repent church before it's too late!
Rend your heart!
“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.”
2 Samuel 12:13 KJV
David confessed! God spared him!
We quote: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
And once again we expect God to answer our prayers without our obedience!
You need healing? Ask God to open your eyes! Ask Him to reveal the sins hiding in your heart. Find someone you can trust and confess your sins and repent - before it’s too late!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From: 11/21/15
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