Weekly Infusion of Encouragement
2 Chronicles 7:14 - “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.”
To God, the formula for forgiveness and blessing is simple: humble yourself and seek me. We seek God when we pray to and worship him and when we keep from sin. We humble ourselves in the same way because seeking God means not seeking ourselves; we admit that God is more important than ourselves and more important than the world. The promise of forgiveness and healing comes only for those who will seek God and humble themselves.
In what ways do you tend to be prideful? How might God be asking you to seek forgiveness and seek his will in your life? Pray this week that you will have the strength to follow God’s leading and not your own; that your pride won’t get in the way of something that God wants to work in your life.