IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME...

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

WEDNESDAY, 18TH MAY, 2022

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

Topic: IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME…

Genuine Repentance, the gate way to God’s Intervention

MEMORIZE: “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.

SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Chronicles 7:14-15.

“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. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.”

EXPOSITION:

Repentance: There are three Greek words used in the New Testament to denote repentance. 

(1) The verb “metamelomai”_ is used of a change of mind, such as to produce regret or even remorse on account of sin, but not necessarily a change of heart. This word is used with reference to the repentance of Judas (Matt. 27:3). 

 (2) “Metanoeo” meaning to change one's mind and purpose, as the result of after knowledge. 

 (3) the cognate noun _metanoia_, is used of true repentance, a change of mind and purpose and life, to which remission of sin is promised. 

Evangelical repentance consists of (1) a true sense of one's own guilt and sinfulness; 

(2) an apprehension of God's mercy in Christ; 

(3) an actual hatred of sin (Ps. 119:128; Job 42:5, 6; 2 Cor. 7:10) and turning from it to God; 

(4) a persistent endeavour after a holy life in a walking with God in the way of his commandments. 

God expects His people to genuinely repent of their sins and turn to Him wholeheartedly. The true penitent is conscious of guilt (Ps. 51:4, 9), of pollution (51:5, 7, 10), and of helplessness (51:11; 109:21, 22). Thus he apprehends himself to be just what God has always seen him to be and declares him to be. But repentance comprehends not only such a sense of sin, but also an apprehension of mercy, without which there can be no true repentance (Ps. 51:1; 130:4).

When we turn to God wholeheartedly from our sins, He also has promised that… “then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attend unto the prayer that is made in this place.” 2 Chronicle 7:14. Our sins made us enemies of God, but our repentance made us acceptable to God. No one gets saved by his human effort but only through grace. The call of God to all sinners still remain, “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.

PRAYER POINT:

Lord, sincerely repent and turn to God so as to receive His mercy and blessings.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Job 15-17.

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