Revival: We Need It
Most
people get a little agitated when someone tells them they need something. I
know I do. As independent, free people for someone to tell us we need something
is akin to telling us we are deficient. And none of us really want to think we
are deficient. But the truth of the matter is we are deficient. There is
something we lack. There is something we need.
What we need is revival! We need to be revived in the Lord. We need to
hunger and thirst for righteousness—to have our affection set once again on the
Triune God of the Bible.
Of
course, when I say “we,” naturally I’m referring to Christians. While it is
true that lost people need to be awakened to the Lord, those who are already
His desperately need to have their fire rekindled. As Christians have watched
the news in recent weeks, it is easy to feel despair about the rapidity with
which our society is changing. Many in our nation have stepped away from
biblical values and it is quite natural for us to feel uncomfortable, even
upset. But do not lose heart. Do not give up. Most importantly, do not be
negatively influenced.
Now
is the time for us to bow before the Lord. Now is the time for us to file
everything in our life behind Jehovah God. Now is the time to ask God to act in
our lives. There is little doubt our nation is changing. And there is little
doubt that most Christians really want our nation to change its course
drastically. But it starts with us individually. The question we must ask
ourselves is this: “Am I where I need to be in Christ?” If the answer to that
question is no, I simply ask this: Do you want to be?
In
John 6:35 Jesus is noted as saying, “…I am the bread of life. He who comes to
me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty”(NIV). For Christians, Jesus nourishes us
spiritually. But when we drift from Him, as we are prone to do, we do not get
the nourishment we need. The sad truth is that many Christians are starving to
death –many need to feast on the bread of life. In short, many need to be
revived. If we as individual Christians can be filled, even revived, then
cumulatively, as the Church, we can have a positive influence on our nation. There
is little doubt our nation needs to turn to God. But it starts with us.
At
Fishpond Baptist Church we are having revival services August 9-12. Brother
Bill Pullen will start us off on Sunday morning, followed by Brother Robert
Smith Sunday through Wednesday nights. Please pray for those services, as well
as these godly men. And if possible, please plan to attend. It is my prayer that
through those services the Lord speaks to us and we experience true revival; we
need it. We need our affection turned to the Triune God.
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