Revival

Psalm 85:6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Revive in the Hebrew is: to live, whether literally or figuratively; - nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life); save, be whole. In other words it is something that helps one that has been alive and is weakened to come to life Our nation needs revival, our state, county, city, church and I need revival.

Our church has just had a week of revival for those that wanted it, and I believe the ones that truly wanted revival got revived. But we did not have a church wide revival. Many decided that other things were far more important. You may say how do you know that? Because they never came to a single service. The Preacher preached relevant messages every single service and the ones that chose to attend got blessed and many got help. But there were many that did not get anything because they weren’t there. Remember when Jesus appeared to the disciples after his resurrection and Thomas wasn’t there, he missed out on seeing Jesus with the other disciples that night. If you don’t attend services you may miss out on a visitation of the power of Jesus Christ. I don’t want to miss that. I want more and more of Christ’s power in my life that I might be a better witness for Him. If you are a member of a church you are expected to be there barring illness or a reason that you cannot be there. Notice I said reason and not excuse. A reason has something behind it while an excuse, most of the time, it is just our way of justifying our actions. Remember the scripture:

Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

You won’t get revived at a ballgame or sitting on the couch watching whatever you watch. You won’t be revived sitting on the lake or sitting in the woods. But you just might get revived if you go to the house of the Lord and hear the Word. We all say we want revival but are we willing to deny ourselves and put forth the effort to be in a place where there will be singing, scripture, praying and preaching.

Now before anyone gets the idea that going to church saves you that is not what I am trying to say here. Being in a church house no more makes you saved than being in a garage makes you an automobile. Also if you are not able to go anywhere God understands that, but He doesn’t accept that if you go every where else in the country but church,

Do you need revival in your life, do you want revival in your life? Then a good place to start is at the church house with Christians who worship the Lord.

Have a great day!!!