August 2: 2Kings 21; 2Chronicles 33; John 4

Scripture: 2Chronicles 33: 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
13 And when he prayed to him, the LORD was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.

Observation: Here is one of the greatest examples of grace in the Bible.
It is amazing! God answered the prayer of the most sinful king of Judah. He had led his people in to greater sins than the nations surrounding them, nations God had disposed because of their great sins. It was the prayer of a king whom God had sent into captivity. Most amazingly, his prayer reached the heart of God!!! And God restored him.

Application: The United States of America needs to repent and pray like Manasseh! We need to pray prayers that reach the heart of God. We need to pray the prayers that God would be pleased to answer. Only God has answers to the problems troubling us today.

Prayer: Lord, The world does not need the money of the USA as much as it needs an example of a Godly nation who knows how to repent and return to the God of their fathers. Amen.

Pastor Leon
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