Desiring Revival, God‘s way

Do you think revival is predicated on our asking? Is it because we ask God to send? Does God prepare those whom He has kept hidden, like John the Baptist, until the time of their showing forth? What was one of the key areas that God works on when He prepares a vessel to bring about an Awakening?

This matter of God coming down and manifesting Himself in our midst comes at a great price of seeking after God. But this is not without opposition. Just as the early church was persecuted and nearly extinguished, the matter of seeking God for revival must be in the realization of the spiritual nature of what it is. It is a spiritual warfare that one must be prepared to face.

Do we need revival? Are we in a state where we can handle the power of God coming upon us while we live in disobedience to what God expects of us? The apostle Paul said that to present our bodies as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1) is our reasonable service; is that the reality of our congregation? Why are we unable to stop the tide of sin? What is the deeper issue that we need to deal with?

When talking about Revival, it is easy to show that our lives are not corrupted by the obvious. One may consider their faithfulness to God's house, prayer for Revival, abstaining from known sins such as pornography, coveteousness, etc, and allow one to be blinded, not realizing the need for absolute surrender.

There is a grave danger when we equate the breadth of what we have accomplished or what is seen on the surface, and don't desire or see the depth that one should be concerned about. The tallest trees that stand must have deep roots, or they will topple, and the destruction will be great.