Many Are Called. . . Few Are Chosen

Many are called. . . Only few are chosen.
(Matthew 22:14)

Because of a global pandemic crisis brought by COVID-19 pandemic, many are praying to God. Many also, whether in television 📺 , radio 📻, or in person are quoting 2 Chronicles 7:14 and claiming the promise of God on that verse. But is. It really applicable to anyone?

Let us study the verse in context.

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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.


Key Points
(1) If my people who are called by my name

Who are the people that God is pertaining here? Sino ba ang kinakausap ng Panginoon dito? Specifically, this is for the people who are called by God and segregated by God for His own purpose. It is not applicable to just anyone. You have to be first called by God.

How? This leads to point number 2.

(2) Shall humble themselves and Pray.
Well, technically, when. God first created us in His own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26), it is for a purpose - to have dominion over creation and filled this earth with His glory. Because of sin (Genesis 3, Romans 3:10, 23. Romans 6:23), we are being disqualified to this calling and are being separated from the presence of God, that is why God cannot hear us no matter how we pray for God cannot even look nor hear an unclean vessel. So we must be clean in order to come to God. How to be clean? The first requirement of God is humilty before Him, before He will lift the problem. Nothing is good. In our flesh because of sin, so we must humble ourselves first into repentance and pray for God's forgiveness and believe in His Son Jesus in order for us to be justified before God. That justification allows us finally to come to God and compels us to a journey wherein we will finally do the will of God which leads us to number 3.

(3) Seek God's face and turn from their wicked ways.

If we believe that we are now sons and daughters of God for we are being justified by the blood of Christ, the Holy Spirit of God will compels us to seek God's will first. Ano ba ang kalooban ng Panginoon?. We can find His will and plans for us in His Words, the Bible. If what we are doing contradicts the Word and is not align to God's will, then we must turn back from our ways that are wicked in the eyes of God.

If we do the above things, that is only when God will forgive our sins, hears us and heals us.

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