Revive Us Again

Our prayers are like church bells. Can you imagine how beautiful the sound would be if all these bells would be ringing? It is a heavenly sound of music when we as Christians are in unity and we offer our prayers up to the Lord.

July 5, 2010

Chronicles 7:14 (New International Version)
14 “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.
Love grows cold and passion fades as what once was once personal and intimate become rote and formal. Even if the memory remains, it can be enough to spur a revival. This is especially the case with God’s people.
Rev 2:4-5 – “You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen. Repent and do things you did at first”. Psalms speaks about prayers for the revival of God’s people, “Will you not revive us again that your people may rejoice in you”. To be revived in faith is to be renewed in love and joy. To have a powerful faith that can move mountains and a courage that will be willingly consumed by fire but to have no love, is a dead religion. 1 Cor 13:1-3. This is far from being honored by mere empty obedience. God is insulted.
John Piper once wrote, “God is glorified in us only as we are satisfied in him.” “Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. “Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
John 1:14 – provides a lovely picture of revival. Revival is the presence of Christ, dwelling among us in love, in our hearts. Eph 3:17
The history of God’s people seems to be a history of recurrent spiritual decline. That’s the bad news. The good news is that God is always ready to hear His people pray. “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?”

My Prayer: Dear Father, our love has grown cold, our faith is weak. May Christ dwell fully in our hearts; revive us again that we might rejoice in you. Amen