Sept 1 - 2 Chron 7:14

A solemn assembly has been declared in Charlotte. Have you ever heard of one of those?

The prophet Joel puts it like this …

Declare a holy fast;

call a SOLEMN ASSEMBLY.

Summon the elders

and all who live in the land

to the house of the Lord your God,

and cry out to the Lord.

Joel 1:14

2 Chronicles 7:14 discusses additional facets of this “cry … to the Lord.” It says …

“If my people who are called by my name …

•     humble themselves,
•     and pray
•     and seek my face,
•     and turn from their wicked ways [which is repentance again],

then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Have you sensed a growing uneasiness about the condition of our world? People’s prayers seem increasingly urgent. But the first prayer that’s needed is repentance. Repentance is always the first and necessary precondition for mercy and restoration.

Thus a solemn assembly is being called in Charlotte. It is this weekend. Eighty people from Spirit of Joy are already signed up. If you can’t come to Verizon Amphitheatre on Sunday, Sept 2, one of our council members will be at church from 3:00-4:00pm.

Let us pray for our nation. And let us start, as this event will, with our own individual repentance.

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www.charlotte714.com