2 Chronicles 33:12-13 While King Manasseh was in distress he entreated the favour of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. He prayed to him, and God received his entreaty, heard his plea, and restored him again to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord indeed was God.
Manasseh was one of the many kings of ancient Israel who, to quote Chronicles "did what was evil in the sight of the Lord." What this usually means is that they promoted the worship of the native false gods instead of worshiping the one God. It also usually means they took from the poor and neglected to care for the widows, aliens, and orphans as God commanded. Manasseh was one of those kings. Things went badly for him, he prayed and God restored him.
Is it really that simple, we often ask? Can you just pray and God forgives, no matter what it is that you've done? We want the answer to be "yes" when it's about us and "no" when it's about someone else. God doesn't work like us, though. God's Word is God's Word, whether it's for you or the people who have harmed you. God is ALWAYS ready to forgive. No matter whom, no matter what.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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