| Raye Nelson | 2:28pm Apr 6 |
40, 40, 40; 2 Chronicles 7:14
I have been reciting this passage for over twenty years, yet it stirs me every time I read it. This is is like a fountain bubbling over with water; every time you take a dip, there is more left than what you drew out. I could preach from this passage all the year long and when I finish, the verse will still be crying,"Say more!"because it sets before us principles to practice as we plan to prosper on our spiritual pilgrimage. Whenever you see the number 40 is the Bible, it indicates there is a period of probation, a period of testing, or a period of trials. This verse contains 40 words. The number 40 is is scattered throughout the Old and New testaments. Samuel, Solomon, and David each had a 40 year reign. Moses spent 40 years in Egypt, 40 years in Midian, and 40 years in the wilderness. Jacod waited until he was 40 years old before he took a bride. Jonah went to Nineved and gave the Ninevites a 40-day probation to repent of their sins. Ezekiel lay on his right side 40 days as protest against Judah. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness and afterward He was tempted by the devil. He died, rose, and spent another 40 days on planet Earth before He caught the cloud to go back home. The verse begins with If ; that is possibility. My people; that is personal. Which are called by name; that's paternal. Shall humble themselves; that's preparation. Pray; that's power. Seek my face; that's a privilege. Turn from their wicked ways; that's progress. Then will l hear from heaven; that's procedure. Forgive their sins; that's pardon. Heal their land; that's prosperity. Forty days, forty words packed into one verse.
I have been reciting this passage for over twenty years, yet it stirs me every time I read it. This is is like a fountain bubbling over with water; every time you take a dip, there is more left than what you drew out. I could preach from this passage all the year long and when I finish, the verse will still be crying,"Say more!"because it sets before us principles to practice as we plan to prosper on our spiritual pilgrimage. Whenever you see the number 40 is the Bible, it indicates there is a period of probation, a period of testing, or a period of trials. This verse contains 40 words. The number 40 is is scattered throughout the Old and New testaments. Samuel, Solomon, and David each had a 40 year reign. Moses spent 40 years in Egypt, 40 years in Midian, and 40 years in the wilderness. Jacod waited until he was 40 years old before he took a bride. Jonah went to Nineved and gave the Ninevites a 40-day probation to repent of their sins. Ezekiel lay on his right side 40 days as protest against Judah. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness and afterward He was tempted by the devil. He died, rose, and spent another 40 days on planet Earth before He caught the cloud to go back home. The verse begins with If ; that is possibility. My people; that is personal. Which are called by name; that's paternal. Shall humble themselves; that's preparation. Pray; that's power. Seek my face; that's a privilege. Turn from their wicked ways; that's progress. Then will l hear from heaven; that's procedure. Forgive their sins; that's pardon. Heal their land; that's prosperity. Forty days, forty words packed into one verse.
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