What Do We Mean Revival?

What do you think of when you read the word Revival?
□ Tent meetings
□ Crazy things happening like people barking and jumping around
□ Masses of people getting saved
□ Television evangelists
□ Yearly revival week at church

When you say the word Revival today, people think of all the circus and religious nonsense that accompany flesh-induce spiritual fervor. Revival is not long lines of anxious sinners waiting for a turn at the microphone to reveal their most secret sinful something. Revival is not emotional feeling where people are caught up in the moment and fall down, act bizarrely, unbiblically, and out of control. That’s not Revival!

Revival means – “renewed interest after a period of indifference or decline.” God wants to wake us up, to refresh our faith – to fire us up again. Revival is getting back on the path, getting the goal in view again, and pursuing with new passion again. Revival is putting God back into center of life.

Let’s face it, we all get busy and we don’t intend to drift away from God. Sometimes, we think everything is okay and we can make it up back up by going church. Pride is main factor in getting in the way of our relationship with God. Being honest with ourselves is something we don’t like to do but if we are going to live for the Lord, then we need to be transparent.

Revival is being honest with yourself before God. Daily renewing your mind, Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” Daily denying yourself and putting Jesus first in all things we do. This allows the Holy Spirit to work within us and guide us daily.

Is revival an everyday event in your life? Think about the word Revival, it means to revive. Daily are you reviving yourself with the Word of God and bathing yourself in prayer and being honest before God?