His Promise Part 2His Promise Part 2
Lance Johnson Ministries
Whenever we hear about the judgment of God, many of us immediately assume a negative position. While this is typically expected of non-believers, even believers alike can have a skewed misunderstanding of the purpose behind God’s judgment. In today’s
29:30•10 Nov 2024
His Promise Part 2: Judgement, Repentance and a Praying People
Episode Overview
- God’s judgement is described as a way to bring people and nations to repentance, not as mere punishment.
- Humility is framed as total dependence on God, while self-sufficiency is called pride.
- A genuine prayer life is presented as evidence of humility and real commitment to God.
- Believers are urged to become living sacrifices, bringing something that truly costs them rather than seeking convenience.
- God’s promise to heal the land is linked to His people humbling themselves, praying and turning from their wicked ways.
“That's not the heart of God. The heart of God is when judgment comes. It is to bring nations and people to repentance.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? Bishop Lance Johnson answers that by going straight to the heart of God’s character. Coming from his own past of alcohol and drug addiction, he speaks as someone who knows what it’s like for your world to completely unravel – and how God can use that crisis to bring real change. In "His Promise Part 2", you’ll hear Bishop Lance challenge common ideas about divine judgement.
Instead of painting God as harsh and distant, he reminds the audience that, "That's not the heart of God. The heart of God is when judgment comes. It is to bring nations and people to repentance." He links this to 2 Chronicles 7, stressing that hardship, pestilence and famine are described as moments designed to wake people up, not write them off.
There’s a strong focus on humility, defined here as genuine dependence on God rather than religious talk or self-sufficiency. Bishop Lance connects humility directly to prayer, arguing that a person’s prayer life reflects how much they truly rely on God. He contrasts convenient, low-effort religion with the call to be “living sacrifices” – people who bring their whole lives to God, even when it costs something.
He also speaks passionately about an "emerging army" of believers, a living, vibrant body that stands in contrast to dead, powerless religion. This picture will resonate with anyone rebuilding life after addiction, crisis or moral failure, wondering if God still wants to use them. The episode carries a strong national focus too, as Bishop Lance highlights God’s promise to "heal their land" when His people humble themselves, pray and turn from their wicked ways.
It’s direct, challenging and emotionally charged preaching, aimed at those who are tired of empty religion and hungry for real transformation. If you’re wrestling with guilt, judgment or the mess of your past, this message might help you ask a different question: what if your breaking point is actually God’s invitation to start again?
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