Revival is a State of Mind
Romans 8:24-25:
24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Revival is a state of mind. A revival’s timing, longevity, power, meaning, and purpose are all determined by the thoughts of those making the revival take place.
It is a vision of beautiful things that have not yet happened.
1 Corinthians 1:18-19:
18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Revival is a state of mind! There is no magic button God pushes to turn it on or off.
Revival will involve letting go of what the carnal man, this earthly man thinks, because God will bring to nothing the understanding of man.
Psalm 1
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Revival is a state of mind! The Pastor cannot make it happen all by himself. It is the responsibility of all saints.
Revival is in the knowledge of God.
Revival is a state of mind!
Matthew 6
21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Revival is a state of mind. It happens when we make a conscious effort to spend more time literally “thinking” about Jesus, souls, the Word, what we can do to make the church grow, etc.
Revival is in making a sincere decision to put love and time into choosing the things of God.
We must always be making an effort to study the Word, to pray, to fast, to attend church services, to witness, etc.
Joel 3:13 (Whole Chapter)
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Revival is a state of MIND! It only comes to churches with the Word being preached, worship, strong standards of holiness, and unwavering trust in God.
Revival is in understanding that there is a lost world out there.
We get so Heaven minded (“I’m saved; that’s what matters”) that we forget we are living in a real world with real hurt, real pain, and all they really need is the real thing.
Matthew 9
35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Revival is a state of mind! It is the culmination of vision, desire, and dedication to doing God’s work.
Revival involves the understanding that Pastors and Evangelists cannot possibly reach all of those that are in need.
Revival is a heart that says, “Lord send me, I will go.”
Isaiah 6:8 (Whole Chapter)
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
