Scripture:
“And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!”
2 Chronicles 33:13 NLT
Observation:
Manasseh had lived a terrible life and followed all the gods of the people. He led his nation against the worship of the Lord God Almighty and into idol worship. This caused the Lord’s anger to be against him and he was taken away to Babylon. In Babylon, he cried out to the Lord and repented. It says here that the Lord was moved by his request so he brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to leading his nation.
Application:
God has such mercy on His people. WHen we mess up, we often feel like God won’t hear our prayers. Here we see a man who led an entire nation against God, but when he repented and cried out to the Lord, God restored him. We must lean on the goodness of God and see Him as faithful and merciful. We need to run to God and not away from Him when we mess up.
Prayer:
Lord God Almighty, help me to always run to You and not from Your presence. Teach me to follow after You completely and never feel ashamed to come to You. You are faithful, merciful, full of grace and compassion. Help me to see myself as You see me.
Yours,
Jeff
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