Our church recently finished a 12 week series entitle, Down Pour written by James MacDonald. The book deals with revival within ourselves. taking look at ourselves with our relationship with God. The is book gets down to the core or as James MacDonald says, "seeing yourself as dirt." The book is centered upon this one passage of scripture found in the Old Testament. Hosea 6:1-3 says,
Come, let us return to the LORD.
For He has torn [us],
and He will heal us;
He has wounded [us],
and He will bind up our wounds.
He will revive us after two days,
and on the third day He will raise us up
so we can live in His presence.
Let us strive to know the LORD.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
What does revival mean to you? Does revival have a place in today society or culture? Is revival viewed as being out dated or narrow minded? I am curious what your thoughts are on this subject of revival.
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David,
ReplyDeleteMy thought is simple. NO revival in yourself = NO chance for revival in the church or in the community. It is not an outdated concept it is a real needed concept.
Thanks for starting a blog and inviting me to read it. I miss your insights on Sundays and now I can read it as often as you post. Hope to read more good words.
I truly believe that revival has to start with the individual. We all must have our own personal relationship with God first. Without a personal relationship with God, there can be no revival. But, I guess we have to ask ourselves, "Why do we need revivals?" The word "revive" would be to bring back to life. If we have a true personal relationship with God, and we keep it alive, there would be no need for "reviving". I think that today, we get so wrapped up in life itself, that people are too busy to take the time needed to keep that relationship strong. I think it's like other relationships that aren't working. How much time did you spend talking, and listening to the other person? This is where our relationships fail. The relationship with God, our Father, is similar. The difference is, that many times we fall away from spending time with God, then we hope to go to church services to bring it back. When all we really have to do, is go to the Father and make things right. He is always there for us, we may not be there for Him.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing some thoughts on this. It certainly is refreshing to be reminded of the true meaning of revival.
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