If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people,This verse precedes another verse, which has become very popular. Many modern-day Christians use it as a justification for the belief that God is going to restore America to its previous, more reverent state. They think that if Christians pray, God will then fix everything that's wrong with the country, and bring Americans back to Him.
However, these people are completely ignoring the context of this verse. It has nothing to do with America being restored, or the trials of today's world being eased. It is speaking only to the Israelites. It says that if they mess up, and God calls down famine or disease upon them because of their turning from Him, then if they come back and ask forgiveness, he will forgive them and heal the land. It has nothing to do with modern times, and nothing to do with America (or any other place in the modern world). This promise died, at best, with the nation of Judah.
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