Even though a large crowd of people from as far away as Ephraim, ……. had not completed consecrating themselves, they still ate the Passover in a manner not proscribed by the Law, because Hezekiah had prayed like this for them: “May the good LORD extend a pardon on behalf of everyone who prepares his own heart to seek God, the LORD God of his ancestors, even though he does so inconsistent with the laws of consecration.” The LORD listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.
In his reign King Hezekiah cleansed the temple of the Lord which was forsaken for a long period. He restored the service of the Lord’s Temple.
He told the priests,
2Ch 30:18-20
Please don’t be careless, you descendants of Aaron, because the LORD has chosen you to minister in his presence, to serve him, to be his ministers, and to burn incense.”
2Ch 29:11
But still there were so many in the assembly that had not consecrated themselves.
King Hezekiah sent word to all of Israel and Judah, and wrote letters that they should come to the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover to the LORD.
The king, his princes, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem had mutually decided to observe the Passover in the second month, but they had been unable to celebrate it then because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not yet been gathered together in Jerusalem.
So the King sent a message like to the people again.
“If you return to the LORD, your relatives and children will receive compassion from those who took them away captive, and they’ll return to this land, because the LORD is both gracious and compassionate—he will not turn away from you if you return to him.”
Couriers crossed from city to city throughout the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but those people just mocked them and laughed at them.
Hezekiah was not discouraged. He prayed for those who had not consecrated themselves that the Lord may forgive them. The Lord heard him and healed the people.
2Ch 30:10
How patient King Hezekiah would have been to unite the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel and bring them together to the presence of the Lord.
It is colossal effort to bring all the Churches together in India to the Lord and cleanse them. You will have to suffer betrayal, mockery, insults etc. But perseverance is needed to bring results.
God also poured out his grace throughout Judah, giving them a dedicated heart to do what the king and princes had decreed according to the message from the LORD.
2Ch 30:12
God’s grace is with the Church in India now. We have to work with a united heart. Let us pray for even those who have not yielded to the will of God. When we pray God will heal our people and land.
What we all need is HEALING.
Healing from the painful memories of the past
Healing from the long cherished wounds
Healing of body, soul and spirit
Healing of physical, emotional, spiritual wounds
Healing of the damaged emotions
Healing of rejection, guilt and shame.
Our land also needs healing. It is fallen sick.
Our economy is sick.
Our industries are sick.
Our people are sick.
Our youth, children, elderly suffer with sicknesses in soul, body and spirit.
All the more our Churches are sick.
Testimony
When we decided in the meeting in Mumbai on 23rd April to work for the Churches, by giving training to them, the same day the Lord did miracles. We received phone calls from two Church Heads that they want to send their believers for training.
Let’s pronounce & utter healing and complete health to our land and people. Let your tongue go on uttering this 24 hours today. We will see immediate results, today itself.
-Sr. Angelica AOJ