Excerpts from My Book, My House Shall Be called a House a Prayer - the 7 Principles of becoming a Praying Church

II Chronicles 7:14 says, “If my people which 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 sins and heal their land.

Over the last few weeks to months many in the Body of Christ have quoted this verse in relation to the COVID19 virus, admonishing the body of Christ that God can heal our land if we do what 2 Chronicles 7:14 says. The President of the United States, as well as the Presidents of many nations around the world have even called national days of prayer to ask God's intervention in their nations

The dichotomy of these steps toward faith and piety are that the same people that are quick to look to God, using 2 Chronicles 7:14 to stop the plague are slow to see this plague as a consequence of man's turning from God. They say things like, "God is...