God will bring peace and heal your land!
“I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chron. 7:14b NIV)
I decided to stop watching the main stream news!
That's because so very much of it is extremely negative, and it's filled with personal attacks against individuals of one political side or the other, rather than just reporting straight forward information and the facts. Those “reporters” begin with a “political position or viewpoint”, either left or right, and then cherry pick what the other side says, and then they spin it to “prove” their position. They ALL do it! And it's extremely difficult to watch any if it!
What should you as a Christian do about those in leadership, even if you disagree with them?
You pray for them! That's right! That’s what God’s Word tells us we must do!
“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” (1 Tim. 2:2-3 NKJV).
You are to pray, seek God’s face and turn from your wicked ways
It's interesting to note that God’s Word tells us that the answer to having a “healed land” is about God’s people, and what they must do, and it's not about our government leaders.
“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 I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chron. 7:14 NIV)
God has the power to change the hearts of our leaders ...
… that is, If you obey and do what the Bible passage above says to do!
“In the LORD's hand the king's heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.” (Prov. 21:1 NIV)
God establishes the governing authorities
“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” (Rom. 13:1 NIV)