Revival

by Cheryl Walz

For centuries we’ve heard of revivals in masses of people occurring all over the world; the Great Awakening, the Welsh Revival, the Healing Revivals, the Asuza Street Revival, the Jesus Movement, Toronto Outpouring, just to list a few. Were you included in the masses of these revivals? May I assume, not many?

I would like to offer a simple definition of revival: The prefix re means to do it again, while the word viva means life. Hence, an individual returning to life. Add the ecclesiastical and it becomes one returning to life in Jesus Christ.

This means one must have previously tasted and must have already seen that Jesus is good. One must have experienced the Lord’s influence upon his life, but somewhere along the Way he lost his close walk with Him. A day comes along like every other day, but suddenly the Father God manifests His presence upon her in a new Way that she can no longer continue on the familiar road before her. He displayed a new revelation of Himself to him/her personally. This experience could have occurred in a church meeting, in a tent, in a stadium filled with Christians, or countless other places where someone was leading worship and/or preaching.

Or when you are alone…worshipping God, studying His word, meditating on His love and goodness, suddenly, He’s right there in the room, He’s upon you in a tangible way! Awareness of your sin brings quick and easy repentance; His glory weighs heavily upon you. He has chosen to reveal Himself in an undeniable fashion. You have experienced a personal encounter with the Creator of the universe! He has disrupted your life and forever changed you.

You are in revival! What is your response? It’s time for “show and tell”, you must go out and touch someone with His goodness. You tell your spouse or children, and they receive His touch and become excited about the Lord.

Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. Matt. 18:19-20

You gather others to celebrate with you and…. Sunday morning, anticipation is in the air; He never disappoints. The hunger for Him reaches the point where His presence rests on everyone. Worship is off the charts, the morning lingers on into the night and your church is in revival!

The sounds of His presence upon the people travel down the street and across town….and others “catch it” and move into revival. This produces cohesiveness amongst the brethren and before you know it…. You are together in one mind, and one purpose. Could this possibly be God’s plan for UNITY?

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