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Revival!


Revival!

By Ramone - April 26, 2009

This is a picture I got actually with the words "Revival in Japan". So many people want to see "revival" in Japan, and what they mean by that is a kind of massive turning of masses of people to Christ. Maybe big rallies, entire cities, big churches, etc., I don't know. I don't think we really know, either. We're looking for Acts 2 times one-hundred. And in a way, that's God's heart. But in another way, we're only looking for that, you know? And if we don't have that right away, we think something is wrong. So we prophesy and prophesy "revival" and try to think of new ways to "get it done" or "bring it".

But what if God has another way in mind? What if He decides to do things a different way? What if He who loves these people more than we do has a way that in His mind is better? A brother wrote to me awhile ago to encourage me in prayer:
Brother, in some ways we have been ruined as far as wanting to see a move of God in a city. WE have visions of masses of people coming to know the Lord and miracles along with other things.

But we can see the Lord move in a way quite like the mustard seed parable: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches." The mustard seed (Christ) has been sown into us and comes forth in the way He wants to.
When this picture came, it was as I was thinking about how many of us are hoping for "revival" to come. I realized that in God's sight, "revival" is wherever He is:
"For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

- Matthew 18:20
So at times we've got to lay down our grandiose hopes and humbly seek Him right here, in the midst of two and three, and let Him take it from there. Hallelu Yah!

# posted by Ramone @ 11:45 PM
Comments:
Revival starts with you and me and our willingness to share the gospel at every opportunity.
# posted by Blogger davescriven : 5/18/2009 1:21 AM
 

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