Scripture: "Then the Lord answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped." 2 Sam24:25 NASB Application: Prayer of repentant people can save a nation. Remember David's sin of commissioning a census? God gave him a choice among three different punishments for the sin. David chose to fall into God's hands instead of man's, since you can't count on man to have mercy (true then, true now). But David repented and begged for mercy on his country. Remember, David himself was the cause of the punishment! If God hears and answers the prayers of repentant wrongdoers, He answers the prayers of the people praying "in behalf of the land." God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11) Prayer has sustained our nation. We must keep praying "in behalf of the land," and pray that it repents of its many sins. Prayer: God, have mercy on our nation, and all nations that heed the call to repent. Amen. Comments are closed.
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