Revival: November 10, 2009

TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2009

REVIVAL

Defined by Webster:
The act or effect of reviving; restoration; a meeting to promote religious awakening.

GODS WORD

“Will you not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?” Psalm 85:6

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14

WORDS FROM KEN AND DOTTIE

The sad fact is that most professing Christians today have never experienced a revival, and most likely, most have never even heard of one. Today we need a revival beginning with individual Christians. Here is some history concerning revival.

There are at least 12 revivals referred to in the Old Testament and there are four factors preceding each revival that is in common and vital even for us today. These are:

• A moral and Spiritual decline among the people of God.
• Always preceded by some kind of a righteous judgment from God.
• The raising up of an immensely burdened leader or leaders.
• A common location for a beginning with a common burden.

The Old Testament tells us of revivals under Moses, Samuel, David, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoida, Hezekiah, Joash, Zerubbabel, Ezra and Joel. All of these prophets from God led these revivals by calling the people together and having them pray, fast and confess their sins. In each case God used a leader who was faithful to Him. Moses pointed out to the Israelites that they had rebelled against God. God’s judgment had come upon them for one reason --- they had sinned against God. Then Moses reminded the Israelites of God’s mercy and the many promises God had fulfilled in the past. Their restoration depended on their willingness to repent, follow the Lord and obey His commandments

Our country was founded as a nation under God but today as a people we have rebelled and sinned against God. Today we need a revival to begin with individuals and then to families and finally to churches. It must begin with individuals in our own homes. When we commit to the fact that there is a decline spiritually among individuals in our homes, and that God is beginning to give judgment, then He is looking for leadership in our families to stand up and act.

Our action should be to call our families together and have each one humble themselves before God, pray, seek God’s face, confess their sins and then repent from their wicked ways. Then when the slate is clean, God will begin to do His work. He will forgive their sins and heal their homes and bring them into a right relationship with Him.

REVIVAL is needed today. All the factors are in place to expect a revival in the homes of those that want a revival to begin in their hearts. When God moves into our homes and touches individual family members spiritually then it will expand. God is just waiting for us to HUMBLE ourselves; PRAY; SEEK HIM; turn from our WICKED WAYS, and then we will hear from heaven and when we repent, God will forgive our sins and heal our homes and our land.

TODAYS FAMILY PRAYER

Help me to put into perspective my need for a personal revival to begin in my heart. Give me the leadership to expand this “revival” need to my family. It is my prayer that You will work Your miracles in my life so that Your name will be honored and glorified.