Sunday - Jan 12, 2014

Do You Want Revival?

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Wanting revival and needing it are two different things. I mean, everyone wants revival, right?

Wanting revival and needing it are two different things. I mean, everyone wants revival, right? To most people revival is about an extraordinary move of God, complete with amazing signs, wonders, and miracles. Who wouldn’t want that? But needing revival is another story. Most of those who eagerly claim that they want revival wouldn’t be quite so fast to admit that they need revival.  In fact this is probably the single biggest obstacle to revival – our reluctance to admit we really need it! Others, certainly. But… From a grammatical perspective the word ‘revive’ simply means to bring back to life. When used in a spiritual context it presupposes that that something or someone which was once spiritually alive has died and needs to be brought back to life again. The great nineteenth century revivalist Charles Finney said, “Revival is nothing else but a new beginning of obedience to God.” Again, this presupposes that there is a lack of obedience that needs to be corrected. In other words, we can’t expect revival or any of its delightful manifestations to break out in our midst until we face up to the fact that we are not where we should be spiritually. As always, it is our own spiritual pride that stands between us and a deeper experience in God. As Jesus himself said, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.”  We are too often guilty of doing the same things but expecting different results. But if we truly want more from God then it is reasonable to expect that he will want more from us. What about it? Do you want revival? Or do you need revival?

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Brad Dewar

Veteran church planters Brad & Wendy Dewar combine apostolic and prophetic anointings together with over twenty-five years of ministry experience to produce dramatic results wherever they go. They have planted twelve churches across Canada and coached many others. As Executive Director of Church Planting for VCI they provide counsel and advice to pastors and churches across the nation. Their fresh approach to the Word of God and fluent ministry in the gifts of the Holy Spirit touches lives and sets people free in Christ.

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