Revival

After praying this morning and seeking the Lord, I got thinking about revival and how we all need a Spirit filled revival.  I have read and heard about great revivals, but I haven’t been privileged to actually be in a church when a mighty move of God took place, such as a real Holy Spirit led revival, the kind I have read and heard about.  I think I have experienced a revival within myself at times, which is always a super, great thing, and I believe we all need that at times, in fact to be revived daily would be a great thing.  I think every believer should be praying for a mighty move of God in the churches all around the world and in all the countries of the world.  It seems that every revival starts with a desire to be revived and then an urge to start praying for a revival to take place.  I wonder how many would say they need to be revived today and every day and I wonder how many are praying for revival?

I really think the day of the Lord is close at hand, the signs are all around us.  Just read what Jesus said in Matthew 24:3-14, “Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’

And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

‘Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.’”

Anyone would have to be blind to not see these things unfolding today as well as other things that are talked about in the Word of God.  Oh, how we need another Spirit filled revival to take place before Jesus returns for His bride, the church, can you say, “Amen?”  I think there was a great revival on the day the Spirit was poured out, on the day of Pentecost.  What an amazing event that was.  How would you have liked to have been one of the disciples on that day? 

I think back in the Old Testament; there was a great revival also.  Can you guess where?  I think it was in Nineveh, among the Assyrians.  They were about to be completely destroyed, but God relented and had mercy on them and did not destroy them because they repented.  Read Jonah 3:1-10, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three-day journey in extent. And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said, ‘Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’

So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying,

Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.”

I would call that a great revival and great rejoicing may have taken place.  Praise God for His mercy and grace.  How about you, are you ready to be revived?  Start praying and ask the good Lord to revive you and all the believers, so that in all things He will receive all the honor, glory and praise.  Something to think about!  May you have a super day and may the blessings of the Lord shine upon you and yours!!