SIERRA LEONE - IN NEED OF PRAYER Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 Is prayer a daily priority in your life, or a last resort? No matter how you approach prayer, there is no time like the present to lift up sierra Leone to the Lord. As a country, we have turned from following God; there is widespread failure to obey His commandments or live by biblical principles. Is it just coincidence that our morality suffers? Or that economically, we face one of the most difficult times in our countrys history? or that we are now faced with a disease called EBOLA that is spreading so fast in our country and the sub-region of West Africa that is unprecedented in world history? Regardless of what caused our present situation and circumstances, Christian citizens should care enough about their country to cry out to God on its behalf. What should motivate us to pray? The condition of our nation is evidence that we need to pray for Gods divine intervention. Economic struggles, breakdown of law and order, bad governance, corruption, the rapid spread of Ebola within the shores of Sierra Leone, are just a few problems our country faces right now. Biblical warnings should also motivate us to pray. God sometimes sends adversity to get the attention of His people (2 Chron. 7:22; Deut. 8:19; 2 Chron. 7:19-20). Sierra Leone resources including natural, human and mineral, as a result of Gods favor upon us. But there can be little doubt that, as a whole, our nation has rebelled against the Lord and refuses to live by His standards. The principles of God do not change. Although it was originally written for the nation of Israel, 2 Chronicles outlines a biblical principle which endures for all time and all situations (Gal. 6:7; Matt. 7:26-27). If God allowed adversity to come to Israel—His chosen people—because of their sin and idolatry, why would He spare the Sierra Leone? What will it take for God to hear and answer our prayers? 2 Chronicles 7:14 says: If my people: In the original context, this phrase referred to Israel. Today, it also includes the church. As Gods children, we have the unique privilege of approaching the Father to ask for His favor and blessing. Humble themselves: We must acknowledge that we depend totally on the Lord and need Him to intervene in our situation (Job 35:12; Prov. 16:18). And pray: We should intercede for all residents of our country—not just for the needs of our families, friends, and colleagues. Pray for revival, honest and capable leaders and complete eradication of this virus called EBOLA out of our country and the sub-region. In todays difficult circumstances, believers should be highly motivated to cry out to God, confident that He desires to work on our behalf (Ps. 34:17, 19). Turn from their wicked ways: God has conditions for when He will respond to our prayers. The word wicked includes all deliberate, willful disobedience—not just violent crimes. If we want our prayers to be heard, we must not only confess our sins, but repent of them as well. In other words, we should agree with God that what weve done displeases Him, and we should turn away from wrongdoing. What will God do in response to our prayers? The promise given in 2 Chronicles 7:14 is threefold: the Lord will hear our cry, forgive our sins, and heal our land. I believe that if enough people cry out to the Lord, He will restore our country and make us into a nation that honours Him again. Do you love Sierra Leone? Then I challenge you to kneel before the Lord and cry out to Him on behalf of our country. Ask God to send a Great Awakening to revive Sierra Leone. If we do that, He promises to hear from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land (2 Chron. 7:14).
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:40:50 +0000
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