God's Response to Humbling Yourself before Him
King Ahab was a terrible person. His wife, Jezebel led him to practice the most sinful acts of the Amorite people whom God had driven out of the land for their sins. In fact, he did many things that caused God to pronounce that He would kill all of his descendants because of his sins. When Elijah delivered God's verdict to Ahab, he humbled himself before the Lord by fasting, putting on sackcloth, and being contrite. When God saw his actions, God told Elijah that He would not bring disaster upon his family during his lifetime, but in the reign of his son. (I Kings 21:28,29) This shows us all how God is touched when we truly humble ourselves before Him.
God longs to see us have humble hearts that are serious about seeking Him and His favor. God responds to us when we fast, because we are proving how much we want to hear from Him by denying ourselves food and using that time to cry out to Him. He knows we are serious when we make ourselves uncomfortable, since our flesh always desires comfort. When our hearts grieve over sin enough to spend days in mourning for our sins, seeking His mercy, God responds. I pray that we will see this truth. If it was true for the most wicked king of Israel, it surely applies to all of us. The question is: "Will we humble ourselves before Him, confess our sins in repentance, and be serious about doing His will?" If we will do that, we will see God work in our lives and our families, even our country
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Kings 22 and II Kings 1-3.
God longs to see us have humble hearts that are serious about seeking Him and His favor. God responds to us when we fast, because we are proving how much we want to hear from Him by denying ourselves food and using that time to cry out to Him. He knows we are serious when we make ourselves uncomfortable, since our flesh always desires comfort. When our hearts grieve over sin enough to spend days in mourning for our sins, seeking His mercy, God responds. I pray that we will see this truth. If it was true for the most wicked king of Israel, it surely applies to all of us. The question is: "Will we humble ourselves before Him, confess our sins in repentance, and be serious about doing His will?" If we will do that, we will see God work in our lives and our families, even our country
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Kings 22 and II Kings 1-3.