If My People

..who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways*, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 

* They didn't and "We the People" haven't either.  This if/then equation is from the Mosaic Law.  

And herein lies the reason Jesus brought grace from heaven: Without the Holy Spirit dwelling within us we can't turn from our wicked ways.  The equation becomes If/Then/Didn't.  Israel's land is not yet healed.

God's New Covenant warning with a promise is aimed at individuals, forgiving them and giving them eternal life through Jesus. The New Covenant equation is:  If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, {Then} you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7

Preacher: Pastor Mark