A few days ago God spoke again started speaking to me about revival. What is revival? It is a work of God, towards a harvest of salvation, that He orchestrates through those willing to do the work that His son already set the template for. Revival is a sweeping move of His Holy Spirit that brings conviction and healing to a group or place.
So God spoke to me about this. Revival has to start within us. We need to fully accept the Spirit that called us and saved us. We need to live up to our calling. God has called us to have joy unspeakable and be full of Glory. That's what we can experience, what God wants us to experience. But we have to live up to our calling. Throughout the process of inner revival, we have to remain Jesus' best friend.
Will you follow Him to the cross? Will you follow Him there, and then cry out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit"? (Acts 7:59) This is where unchangeable peace is found. This is where Jesus comes to our side and ministers with us. This is where the climate of revival begins.
Confirmed: This teaching about revival started just before I read an Elijahlist article on Spiritual acceleration. Scroll down a little to see that post ("Snapshot: The Rocket"). Anyways, it struck me that this article was written by a "revivalist preacher". Revival begins when God's greatly anointed are used by the Lord to bring Him glory.
Confirmed: Later this same day, I was reading Psalm 80.
"Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name." Psalm 80:18
God is waiting to quicken us, to awaken us, and to revive us. Then we are enabled to truly call on Him. Revival starts within us. When the Spirit has total control in one person, that love will flow into another. When the Holy Spirit has total control, He can give us wisdom and insight into His ways.
If you have time, read this article on the Hebrides revival of 1949. God started speaking to me about that Scottish revival late this past Spring. At that time I sensed there was a significance to December. He hadn't called me to go to Scotland, but He Himself has called me to usher in revival here. It's been a faith builder to see Him bring the revival theme back again. Inner work starts revival. Prayer in that secret place is where we get intimate enough with our Lord to be His friend. We become His friend, and we share His passions and His thoughts.
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." John 15:15
Can we say that we know what His business includes? Can we say that we know just what He wants us to do? If not, it's time to become friends with Jesus. It's time to draw close to Him. It's time to be revived so we can start the revival that at this moment is waiting in the wings. It's time to become "Unstuck" (See previous post).
Let's make His life our own. Let's live as a present-day manifestation of Jesus. I'm not there yet. But let's allow God to push us from strength to strength. Let's be withholding nothing. Let's want nothing more than Him. Hallelujah! Let's allow Him to touch us and then reach out by His Love and touch others. Let's be revived.
So God spoke to me about this. Revival has to start within us. We need to fully accept the Spirit that called us and saved us. We need to live up to our calling. God has called us to have joy unspeakable and be full of Glory. That's what we can experience, what God wants us to experience. But we have to live up to our calling. Throughout the process of inner revival, we have to remain Jesus' best friend.
Will you follow Him to the cross? Will you follow Him there, and then cry out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit"? (Acts 7:59) This is where unchangeable peace is found. This is where Jesus comes to our side and ministers with us. This is where the climate of revival begins.
Confirmed: This teaching about revival started just before I read an Elijahlist article on Spiritual acceleration. Scroll down a little to see that post ("Snapshot: The Rocket"). Anyways, it struck me that this article was written by a "revivalist preacher". Revival begins when God's greatly anointed are used by the Lord to bring Him glory.
Confirmed: Later this same day, I was reading Psalm 80.
"Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name." Psalm 80:18
God is waiting to quicken us, to awaken us, and to revive us. Then we are enabled to truly call on Him. Revival starts within us. When the Spirit has total control in one person, that love will flow into another. When the Holy Spirit has total control, He can give us wisdom and insight into His ways.
If you have time, read this article on the Hebrides revival of 1949. God started speaking to me about that Scottish revival late this past Spring. At that time I sensed there was a significance to December. He hadn't called me to go to Scotland, but He Himself has called me to usher in revival here. It's been a faith builder to see Him bring the revival theme back again. Inner work starts revival. Prayer in that secret place is where we get intimate enough with our Lord to be His friend. We become His friend, and we share His passions and His thoughts.
"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." John 15:15
Can we say that we know what His business includes? Can we say that we know just what He wants us to do? If not, it's time to become friends with Jesus. It's time to draw close to Him. It's time to be revived so we can start the revival that at this moment is waiting in the wings. It's time to become "Unstuck" (See previous post).
Let's make His life our own. Let's live as a present-day manifestation of Jesus. I'm not there yet. But let's allow God to push us from strength to strength. Let's be withholding nothing. Let's want nothing more than Him. Hallelujah! Let's allow Him to touch us and then reach out by His Love and touch others. Let's be revived.
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