“For decades sincere believers have asked, ‘Why dont we have revival?’ And for decades the answer has always been the same, ‘We dont have revival because were willing to live without it!’ It really is that simple. Do we really want to hear the truth? God responds to hunger and thirst. He fills those who recognize their need, who are empty and broken, who are at the point of desperation, who are panting for Him the way a deer pants for water in the desert. He answers dependent prayers. Sure, we want revival, but we dont need revival. Thats the difference. God will meet us at our point of need, not our point of preference. Revival is Gods radical measure to get the church in a given area or at a given time back to normal before it falls into spiritual oblivion and cultural irrelevance. Revival comes when we realize that its either revival or death, revival or continued backsliding, revival or the world around us goes to hell.” In this above quote from Michael Brown, he really speaks to the high requirement for revival namely in one word: everything! Oh brethren, we must realize that this has always been so; there are no shortcuts with God. We will never see a revival until this is realized and acted upon. In light of eternity let us have tears for our lack of desire and desperation for God. John Knox was a great man of God and this was his prayer, “God give me Scotland or I die!” Again, John Hyde, who was a missionary, prayed, “God give me souls or I die.” Again, Whitefield prayed, “God give me souls or take my soul!” May we take it further, dear reader; can you pray: “Give me revival or I die?” - Greg Gordon
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:34:07 +0000
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