2 Chronicles 7

It’s time to get to thinking inside the box. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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. God’s People – John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Acts 238 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Contrition – repentance, remorse, regret, sorrow, apology; Repent metanoeo {met-an-o-eh'-o} • to change one's mind, i.e. to repent 2) to change one's mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins • Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Acts.8:4 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Acts 17:30 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repen Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Prayer – Matthew 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. (casting out demon from boy) Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. (Jesus choses the 12 apostoles) Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Acts 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. (apsotoles chose 7 to serve in church)

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; (listing marks of a true christian) Seek God – Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (comandment "do not worry") Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (A.S.K. pronciple) Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. (invitation to abundant life) Repentance – refer to Contrition Promises to seekers – Divine Hearing – Divine: Godly, Heavenly. Rev 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: Forgiveness Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.( the lesson from the withered fig tree) 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasse Lukle 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness Healing – ground is cursed, we need healing. Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou

shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? (do not worry) Land – ground earth terra firma, soil land. Ground – ground earth terra firma, soil land. Thinking outside of the box says: Look at all options Listen and consider all people’s opinions Try other things Evaluate the opposite side of things Compile all information and make a decision.