{"id":47410,"date":"2022-10-01T02:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/prerequisites-of-divine-restoration-solomons-prayer-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T02:52:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:52:41","slug":"prerequisites-of-divine-restoration-solomons-prayer-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/prerequisites-of-divine-restoration-solomons-prayer-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Prerequisites Of Divine Restoration | Solomon’s Prayer – Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God speaking to Solomon stated, “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.” This passage of scripture presents to us as God’s people the prerequisites of divine restoration<\/strong>. After God’s temple had been completed by Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:11; cf. 1 Kings 9:1ff), a prayer of dedication is offered to the Lord (2 Chronicles 7:12-42).<\/p>\n

In a series of requests, Solomon petitions the Lord to forgive him and the people of their sins if they are willing to repent and return to faithfully serving Him (2 Chronicles 7:21-31; 2 Chronicles 7:34-39). God basically promises them that He will restore to them (as He did to David) the “joy of thy salvation” (Psalm 51:12). In addition, Solomon also petitions God to “hear” and grant the requests of the “stranger” (foreigner – [ESV] – vs. 32-33) so “that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.” Let us look an analyze these prerequisites of divine restoration<\/strong> in the light of other passages and then make application of them in our lives.<\/p>\n

1) Humble Ourselves<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a prerequisite of Christ (Matthew 18:3-4; Matthew 20:27; Matthew 23:11-12) and of God (James 4:6; cf. Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:6). The purpose of acquiring this attitude is for:<\/p>\n

(a)<\/strong> The giving of grace (James 4:6).
(b)<\/strong> Us to be exalted “in due time” (1 Peter 5:5-6).
(c)<\/strong> Teaching us God’s “way” that we might go down a “plain path” (Psalm 27:7-11).<\/p>\n

2) Pray<\/strong><\/p>\n

We should note from scripture the “frequency” of our prayers to God.<\/p>\n

(a)<\/strong> The Psalmist said that he prayed “Evening, morning, and at noon” (Psalm 55:17).
(b)<\/strong> The apostle Paul states that we should “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
(c)<\/strong> We are to pray “always” making “supplication for all saints” (Ephesians 6:18).<\/p>\n

3) Seek God’s Face<\/strong><\/p>\n

The idea of “seeking God’s face” is:<\/p>\n

(a)<\/strong> To seek an audience with God (Psalm 20:9).
(b)<\/strong> To seek the favor of God (Proverbs 29:26).<\/p>\n

We are told to “seek God” with all our heart and soul (Deuteronomy 4:29; cf. 2 Chronicles 15:4).<\/p>\n

4) Turn From Our Wicked Ways<\/strong><\/p>\n

(a)<\/strong> It is a requirement of God (Acts 17:30).
(b)<\/strong> It is a requirement of Christ (Luke 13:3, 5).
(c)<\/strong> It is a requirement of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30-31; cf. Psalm 78:32-41; Isaiah 63:10; Acts 7:51).
(d)<\/strong> It is a requirement of the apostle of love (1 John 1:9).<\/p>\n

Turning from his sins was David’s attitude and desire (Psalm 51:1-4, 7-14). We should display the same attitude and desire as well.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we as God’s children fulfill the four divine restoration<\/em> prerequisites enumerated above, then God will (according to 2 Chronicles 7:14):<\/p>\n

(a)<\/strong> Hear from heaven.
(b)<\/strong> Forgive our sin.
(c)<\/strong> Heal our land.<\/p>\n

Our fellowship with God will then be restored! What a marvelous promise from our Heavenly Father even to His children today (1 John 1:3-9; cf. Psalm 32:5; Psalm 51:2). May God richly bless us as we daily make application of these divine restoration prerequisites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God speaking to Solomon stated, “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.” This passage of scripture presents to … Continue reading “Prerequisites Of Divine Restoration | Solomon’s Prayer – Bible study”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}