Psalm 85:6-10 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Sometimes, for various reasons, we lose our spiritual passion for the Lord and need to be revived. The best evangelist in the world can’t make us experience true revival.
Revival comes when we open our hearts daily to God’s word, not nibbling it here and there or now and then, but by prayerful study and meditation. First, we will need to lay any sin garbage at the feet of Jesus and repent. A thorough cleansing is necessary for revival.
To have revival, we must want revival, want it so much that we pray and pray and pray. As we wait for the answer, take care not to slip back into worldly folly.
When saints are revived, the Spirit of God calls sinners to salvation and that involves mercy and truth and righteousness and peace. Genuine revival makes us rejoice, and it should overflow into church, the community, the state, and our nation. Praise God and lift up the name of Jesus!
