2 Chron 7:14 is one of the most quoted and used for prayers and intercessions today especially in our quest for divine intervention and for revival. And rightly so.

“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 will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place”

But often, the power and authority behind this Scripture have been largely hindered because it is used without understanding the “soul or spirit” behind this powerful prayer. It has become mere sloganism.

Solomon did not suddenly come out with a “spiritual formula” that will invoke the power of God

  1. He was already a man who have a deep spiritual passion for the Presence of God. He built the temple (6:1-11) Brough in the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple and worship God in splendour after the completion of the Temple (5:1-14)
  2. He was a man who understands that his relationship with God was not a casual one and his ascension to kingship was not a matter of human succession but based on a covenant between his father David and God. He said, “LORD God of Israel, there is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day” (6:14-15). He knows the seriousness of being faithful to the covenant that will keep and prosper him.
  3. He was already a man who understood the need to pray, seek God’s forgiveness and seek divine intervention and favor. In 6:19-40, he listed down no less than 6 scenarios that he pleaded with God to intervene with mercy and power when it happen. Opening of the heavens was one of them vs26-27

2 Chron 7:14 is God’s response to Him. In 2 Chron 7:13 writes,“WHEN I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if…”

2 Chron 7:14 is a solid and God given template for us to pray for the healing of the nation and revival. Let us not allow it too become another evangelical slogan that we think we can use to “corner God” into doing something we desperately want Him to do.

I believe, we will see greater impact with 2 Chron 7:14 in our prayers if we leverage on our unique relationship with Him first. Let us recognise our covenant relationship with Him and He with us, love His Presence and recognise our need for Him to intervene in every other areas of our lives as we are all humans.