Power to Heal a Nation is a heartfelt, Christ-centered message with Tom Shanklin for anyone who has felt overwhelmed, helpless, or burdened by the condition of their nation. This message from 2 Chronicles 7:14 reminds us that God’s power to heal does not begin in politics or systems—it begins in the human heart. As you humble yourself, pray, and seek God’s face, the Holy Spirit works in you to bring healing to your home, your relationships, and beyond. Be encouraged to draw near to God, receive His love, and allow Him to work through you to make a real difference. If this message spoke to your heart, please consider sharing it with someone who needs hope today.

Hello, Tom Shanklin here. It’s great to be with you today. I want to share something with you that’ll help you to understand what you can do to help your nation.

I want to talk about power to heal a nation. Sometimes we feel helpless, don’t we? We feel like there’s nothing we can do. There are so many problems all around us, and so many problems in the government or in the schools or in our communities and in our nation and relationships.

But God has an answer, you know? God is the answer. Jesus is the answer for the world today and sometimes it’s a little upsetting that people don’t understand this, that Jesus can help the United States or the United Kingdom or wherever you live. God loves you and he loves your nation and he has a tremendous plan for you and for your nation.

But we need to line up with the Lord and God has given us his word to help us to line up with him. And I want you just to sit back and relax and enjoy the word of God just for a few moments. We’re not going to talk long but I want you just to let the Holy Spirit speak to you about God’s plan for your nation and how that his power can truly make a difference in this world.

In 2 Chronicles chapter 7 verse 14 it says, if my people, are you his people? Do you belong to the Lord? Well he says, if my people that are called by my name, see, his people are called by his name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face. You see, we need to humble ourselves. We need to realize that all the things that we can do in the natural are really not going to heal the land.

Pointing the finger at others is not going to heal the land. But if we look inside and say, well what can I do? How can I be a good neighbor? How can I follow the Lord and bring change to my nation? And just recognize that we need the Lord. That’s humbling yourself.

Amen. That’s realizing I’m not the answer. You know, I’m not the answer but Jesus is the answer.

So we humble ourselves and we pray and we seek his face because that’s talking about drawing near to the Lord spiritually. You see, we can have fellowship with the Lord. You can come to him and actually encounter him and have an interaction with him.

You can hear his voice and you can feel his love. You can receive his hugs and kisses. You know, he loves you so much and he wants you to come into his presence where he can impart things to you and bring life into your situation and bring healing into your home and into your family and into your nation.

Praise God. Power to heal a nation comes from God. Amen.

And it’s as his people draw near to him that he can bring his mighty power to bear and bring his love through you and I to touch a nation. Whether it be through prayer or the words that we speak or our actions or whatever way. But God supernaturally empowers his people to bring change.

But you see, we have to do it his way, not our way. Amen. We have to listen to the Holy Spirit.

We have to let the love of God which is shed upon our heart flow out to people. Amen. So if my people that are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways.

Well, you see, he says that we need to turn from our wicked ways. So often we’re pointing the finger at this group or this person or this politician or we’re pointing our finger every which way except back this way. You know, something I heard years ago, it’s like if you’re pointing the finger, there’s three pointing back at you.

So, you know, the first thing we need to do is we need to look inside. We need to judge ourself. You know, the Bible said judgment begins in the house of the Lord.

And that’s what we need to do. We need to look inside. We need to say, well, am I really following the Lord? You know, Jesus told us two things that we need to do.

You know, I mean, we can search the scriptures and find a lot of commandments. But Jesus said, kind of all boils down to this. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul.

Amen. Put the Lord first. Don’t have idols.

And love your neighbor as yourself. You know what would heal our nation? If we loved our neighbor as ourself. You say, well, who’s my neighbor? Well, Jesus told a story about that, about the good Samaritan.

You know, he was different. He was kind of an outcast. And, you know, he talked about how a couple of religious leaders went by this man that had been stolen from, robbed and beaten, you know, and they walked past and ignored the situation.

But then there was the good Samaritan. He walked by and he picked up the man that was broken on the Jericho road. And he cared for him and nurtured him and took him to an inn and took care of him.

We need to take care of one another. We need to love one another. We need to be considerate about other people and their needs.

You know, it says in Philippians, it says, look not every man to his own needs only, but to the needs of others. Amen. We’re to focus on others.

Jesus, that’s what Jesus did. That’s the, that’s the Jesus style. Jesus laid down his life for others.

He, in fact, he laid down his, his life for his enemies. You know, you may think, well, I’ve got some enemies. They’re, they’re against me.

They think different than me. They’re opposing me. They’re hurting me.

Jesus said, love them. He said, pray for those that despitefully persecute you. Amen.

That’s the Jesus way. That’s the Jesus style. Amen.

And we can do that. You know why? Because the Holy Spirit lives in us. Amen.

Now we’ve got this flesh. We’ve got our natural side that wants to do the wrong things, but I want to tell you in the power of the Holy Spirit, you can do the right thing. And Jesus loves you.

He has empowered you to be a witness, to walk in the Holy Spirit. So if my people that 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. It’s time for Christians to pray because that’s where the power is to change a nation.

It’s time for you and me to pray. And as we pray, pray according to the word of God, pray for God to bless people, pray for God to bless our leaders with wisdom and compassion and understanding, pray for, you know, things to be done correctly and righteously. Amen.

You know, what am I saying? Let’s don’t just pray our politics, you know, our opinions. Let’s pray the word of God. Amen.

And I believe we’ll see results. Amen. Let’s turn to the Lord.

Let’s turn back to his word, you know, and see where does it fit with me? What needs to change in me to change my community, to change my family, to change a nation? I’ll tell you, God has so many good plans for us. Oh, he says, I know the thoughts I have towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope. I’m telling you, God’s excited about blessing you, about blessing your family, about blessing your community, about blessing your nation.

And he wants to use you for a great, great move of God. I’m talking about power to change a nation. So let’s just pray.

We’ll just take a minute and pray. Just why don’t you just put your hand on your heart and say, dear Father, thank you for Jesus. I believe he died for me and I believe he rose again.

And Lord, I do what you say today. I seek your face. I pray.

I turn from everything wrong in my life and I trust you to make my heart right in Jesus name. And Father, I pray for my nation that it would be healed. And start right here, Lord.

Heal me. Heal my heart. Heal my thinking.

Heal my lips that I wouldn’t speak perverse things and heal my actions. Help me to be a blessing to the people around me. In Jesus name, I pray.

And all the people said, amen. God bless you. Great to talk with you today.

Have a wonderful day.