“When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when enemies besiege them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, and when a prayer or plea is made by any of your people Israel—each one aware of his afflictions and pains, and spreading out his hands toward this temple— then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with each man according to all he does, since you know his heart (for you alone know the hearts of men), - 2 Chron. 6:28-30 NIV
It's awfully easy to blame the conditions of our world on others. After all, they are the ones committing the gross sins that have allowed the enemy to take up residence in our society. It is more difficult for us to accept responsibility on our part. Our sins may not be as flagrant, but God never said that there is a gradation of sin. Sin is sin. It's all the same and false testimony, or stretching the truth, is no different from murder. While it may not seem a big deal to us, it is to God. He sees and knows our hearts. He knows our failures, and while our sins may be forgiven by the shedding of Christ's blood, they are still known to God. Our response must be to plead for forgiveness. It is only when each and every one of us confesses our part in the sin of the land that the land can be restored.
Our sin does matter to God.
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