The glowing bow of God's grace is seen in the dark cloud of the people's sin.
1. A gracious message (2Ch 15:1-2). The message promises that if the people will side with the Lord, the Lord will side with them (see Luk 9:50).
2. A grievous case (2Ch 15:3). It was sad to be without God, without law, and without instruction; but the unsaved are in a worse plight. They have…
3. A good find (2Ch 15:4). To find the Lord is to find all good, as the prodigal found when he came home to his father. To find the Lord is to be found of the Lord (Luk 15:5-10).
4. A gloomy country (2Ch 15:5-6). When men get wrong with God, they are sure to fall out with each other. Gloom is the daughter of godlessness.
5. A genuine revival (2Ch 15:8). There are always two sides to a genuine revival, namely the negative side—the "putting away" (1Pe 2:1, R.V.), and the positive side—renewing "the altar of the Lord" (2Ch 15:8).
6. A gathered host (2Ch 15:9-10). When men get near to God, they get near to each other. The true basis of union is found in gathering around the True Centre—Christ (1Cr 12:12).