What
is Revival?
It’s not evangelism even though many
souls may be saved as a result of it. It’s Not emotionalism although there may
be emotional manifestations connected to it.
It is a renewal of spiritual life in an
individual or among a group of people.
Acts
3:19 is a good definition: “…times of refreshing from the Lord”.
Psalms 85:6,
Ps. 85:6-7 "Will
You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your
mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation.
When
is Revival Needed?
Whenever
the love of God’s people has grown cold....
Consider
the symptoms that it needs to have revival grow cold
- Fulfillment:
self-satisfaction or satisfaction with the status quo. We are become
self-serving and not a God serving people in this country
- Lack of concern for the lost:
That our needs become more important then the needs of the lost and
un-churched, the needs of the poor and sick.
- Hiding or covering secret sins. / Doing
things that we think no one else sees.
- Ill feelings towards other people and
Christians: Holding a grudge that creates an
obstacle in our walk and withdrawing from our fellowship with the Lord.
- Having an unforgiving spirit:
Not able to let loose of our sin, forgiving our selves or others and causing a
greater separation from God. How foolish is this path?
- Being filled with pride:
The first Sin, man is a prideful being. Why do we hold this thing called pride so
dear? If you had a bag of 100 lbs of manure how long would you like to carry it
around with you
- Any condition of spiritual standing
where we are less than we were before: It’s called the the
backslidden state! This is where you are not ahead in your walk from where you
were just yesterday.
We
have lost it
- The
Church Has Become A Ground For Entertainment, We Need Revival
- Music
Minister Competes And Compares Himself With Secular Musician, We Need Revival
- Successful
Minister Of The Gospel Is Measured By How Rich He Is And Not How Much Impact He
Is Making, We Need Revival.
- Passion
For Souls Have Been Replaced With Fashion Parade In The Church, We Need
Revival.
- We
Really Cannot Differentiate Between A Daughter Of Zion And An Harlot, We Need
Revival.
- Sexual
Sin Is Referred To As Weakness And The Grace Of God Is Taken For Granted, We
Need Revival.
- Prophets
Prophesy; Using Demonic Powers As Livelihood, We Need Revival.
- Sinners
Feel Comfortable In Our Churches And Saints Feel No Sense Of Urgency To Preach
The Good News To The Lost, We Need Revival.
- The
Word Of God Is Scarce And The Fire On The Altar Is Going Out, And The Priests
Have Become Blind, The Watchmen Sleeping, And Holiness Is No Longer Our Standard,
We Need Revival.
We Need Revival Not A
Programme.
- We
Need Reawakening Of Our Souls And A New Awareness Of The Power Of God.
- We
Do Not Need Another Jamboree But True Repentance Coupled With A Changed Life.
- We
Do Not Need Another Noise, We Need A Shaking And A Mighty Rushing Wind.
- We
Do Not Need Another Movement, We Need A Reformation.
- We
Need The Lord To Come Again And Restore Us Unto Himself.
- We
Need The Lord To Open Our Eyes Again That We May See Him.
- We
Want To See His Holiness Again That We May See Our Depravity.
- We want To Hear Again The Same Voice That Spoke In
The Valley Of Dry Bones To Bring Us Back To life.
- Our
Nations Are In Darkness, Yet We Are The Light. We Cannot Pretend Anymore, We
Need To Activate The Power Of Holy Ghost And He Will Reawaken Us.
Title : LORD, REVIVE US AGAIN
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