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IF
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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin
and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
If
"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart…"
Psalm 95:7-8
"Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord, but
he who hardens his heart falls into trouble." Proverbs
28:14
"But, because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant
heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the
day of God's wrath, when His righteous judgement will be
revealed." Romans 2:5
"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is
called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's
deceitfulness." Hebrews 3:13
"For this people's heart has become calloused; they
hardly hear with their ears, and they've closed their eyes…"
Acts 28:27
My
people
"Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then
out of all nations you will be My treasured possession.
Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom
of priests and a holy nation…" Exodus 19:5-6
"For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out
of all the peoples on the face of the earth the Lord has
chosen you to be His treasured possession." Deuteronomy
14:2
"Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and
we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture."
Psalm 100:3
"I'll put My Laws in their minds and write them on
their hearts. I will be their God and they will be My people."
Hebrews 8:10
Who
are called by My Name
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare
the praises of Him Who called you out of darkness into His
wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9
"…our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Who
gave Himself to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify
for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do
what is good." Titus 2:13-14
Will
humble themselves
"The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves
those who are crushed in spirit."
Psalm 34:18
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken
and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise." Psalm
51:17
"Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child
is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew
18:4
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."
Matthew 5:4
"He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does
the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God." Mica 6:8
"I live…with him who is contrite and lowly in
spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive
the spirit of the contrite." Isaiah 57:15
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand,
that He may lift you up in due time." 1 Peter 5:6
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift
you up." James 4:10
And
pray
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened to you. To everyone
who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks,
the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." Matthew
26:41
"…the prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective." James 5:16
"If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask
whatever you wish and it will be given you." John 15:7
"Pray continually." 1 Thessalonians 5:17
And
seek My face
"You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with
all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:13
"But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you
will find Him if you look for Him with all your heart and
with all your soul." Deuteronomy 4:29
"Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always."
Psalm 105:4
"Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while
He is near.: Isaiah 55:6 "…break up your unploughed
ground; for it is time to seek the Lord…" Hosea
10:12
"Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always."
1 Chronicles 16:11
"Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash
your hands you sinners, and purify your hearts you who are
double-minded." James 4:8
And
turn from their wicked ways
"…but now God commands all people everywhere to
repent." Acts 17:30
"Repent then, and turn to God, so that your sins may
be wiped out, and times of refreshing may come from the
Lord." Acts 3:19
"…unless you repent, you too will all perish."
Luke 13:3
"Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his
thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy
on him and to our God, for He will freely pardon."
Isaiah 55:7
"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation
and leaves no regret."
2 Corinthians 7:10
"Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and
weeping and mourning." Joel 2:12
Then
will I hear from heaven
"Because your heart was responsive and you humbled
yourself before the Lord…because you tore your robes
and wept in My presence, I have heard you, declares the
Lord." 2 Kings 22:19
"So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and
He answered our prayer."
Ezra 8:23
"After they prayed, the place where they were meeting
was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke the Word of God boldly." Acts 4:31
And
will forgive their sin
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
of sins in accordance with the riches of God's grace."
Ephesians 1:7
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:9
"He forgives all my sins…" Psalm 103:3
"But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are
feared." Psalm 130:4
"For if you forgive men when they sin against you,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you." Matthew
6:14
"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against
anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive
you your sins." Matthew 11:25
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving
each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians
4:32
"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances
you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave
you." Colossians 3:13
And
will heal their land
"How long will the land lie parched and the grass in
every field be withered? Because those who live in it are
wicked, the animals and birds have perished." Jeremiah
12:4
"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace
to any people." Proverbs 14:34
"For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver,
the Lord is our King; it is He Who will save us." Isaiah
33:22
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of
the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."
Habakkuk 2:14
Peter
Hammond
Frontline Fellowship
P O Box 74
Newlands, 7725
Cape Town
South Africa
admin@frontline.org.za
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