The Cure for the Drought Brought by Sin
In our last devotional, we talked about sin being the number one cause for spiritual drought. The natural question is, “What is the cure, how do I end that drought?”
One word: repentance.
In addition to the passage we read yesterday, 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 is clear and instructive,
"When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, 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 will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
True repentance literally means an inward change of heart resulting in an outward change of direction. If there is no outward change of direction, then it is not true repentance.
There is no real repentance even if you are feeling emotional and weeping over your sin. That is not repentance. Feeling sorry is not repentance.
Repentance is the change of heart that results in a change of lifestyle, a change of direction, a turning. So I have a word for you: If there is known sin in your life, repent.
King David gives us a great example in Psalm 32:4-5 when he said,
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD….”
If, because of sin, you are in a drought spiritually, repent. If you do, your drought can be broken and you can experience the blessings of God.
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