Cure for all time

2CH 7:14 NIV

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.

I cannot think of a better time this verse makes more sense to us as a nation than now. We live in strange times indeed: men profess Christ with their lips but the expression of their lives betray him. Men claim to have met Christ but the fruits of their lives do not show that Christ has met them or knows them in any way. We now have 'Daraprim' Christians, who are fervent and active in church on Sundays, but are their own bosses every other day of the week, doing things as they please, cutting corners in order to make a tidy profit, and living by instinct instead of by the Spirit. No wonder the world has no respect for the power of the Word, because we who are supposed to uphold its rules and precepts are the ones who are flouting the rules. No wonder then, that this country is where it is, and it appears as If Christ has abandoned us.

There's a glimmer of Hope here- God still calls out to his children to make the necessary changes required and be the influence for change. For there to be a restoration, those who profess Christ must be the change. 'If my people, who are called by my name' makes it clear that If change must come, it must start with us. If we are to enjoy the fullness of what God intends for us, we must be the change and lead the change required. The required steps are listed- humble yourself, pray, seek God's face and turn from wickedness, God's promise is that He will hear, He will forgive and He will heal our land. What more can we do when all that is required has been spelt out for us? What else would God do than to provide the remedy for our ailment? The disease has been isolated and identified, its cure and dosage have been made known. All that is required for the disease to be completely eliminated is for us to follow the dosage, avoid the issues that will promote the disease, and get the cure required.

Am I seeking the cure or am I feeling secure in my ignorance, thinking I don't need the cure? I desire healing for my land and all that is connected to it, so I will do what it takes to get it. His time of favour is here.