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What is revival?
Stephen Olford. - Revival is an invasion from heaven that brings a conscious awareness of God.
Robert Coleman.-
Revival is that sovereign work of God in which He visits His own people, restoring and releasing them into the fullness of His blessing.
James A. Stewart.
- Revival is the people of God living in the power of an ungrieved, unquenched Spirit.
Andrew Murray.
- A true revival means nothing less than a revolution, casting out the spirit of worldliness, making God's love triumph in the heart.
Vance Havner.
- Revival is the church falling in love with Jesus all over again.
Many of us have heard message after message - have sat through weeks of meetings - Read books and posts regarding Revival but have never truly experienced it.
Could this be because we have mistakenly measured our walk with Christ with our emotions?
We get excited about God during a revival weeks or camp, or special retreats and meetings, but when it is over and life starts up again - we remain largely unchanged.
Could it be because we are sitting waiting for God to work but not willing to put the effort in.
Revival is not something we can manipulate like emotions or feelings.
How do you feel revival?
What emotions
In God is dealing with his people and their idol worship. in Verse 13 God says....
Isaiah
He tells His people who had turned their back on Him - when troubles come - when the enemies attack - don’t come crying to me!
He says let those you have trusted in deliver you ..... but wait, they cannot.
He compares the strength of their idols to chaff in the wind.
Vanity - Useless.
Then God contrasts those that choose to Trust Him.
They will possess the land - (Victorious Christian Life) - They will Inherit my Holy Mountain - Mt Zion (Heaven!!)
Putteth His Trust
The Term “Putteth His Trust” is one that we should take to heart...
2879 חָסָה (ḥā·sā(h)): v.; ≡ Str 2620; TWOT 700—LN 21.17–21.24
(qal) take refuge in, i.e., go to a place where one will find safety, rest, or comfort, implying the place of refuge is a place to be trusted to keep one safe (Jdg 9:15; 2Sa 22:3)
2880 I. חֹס
“To seek refuge” stresses the insecurity and self-helplessness of even the strongest of men.
It emphasizes the defensive or external aspect of salvation in God, the unchanging one in whom we “find shelter”
God is telling those who turn from him that they can call upon the empty, useless, powerless Idols - But believers can Run to Him and find Refuge, safety and comfort!!!
Many of us here today have experience God as our refuge!!
Describes God as our refuge…using phrases like “under the shadow of his wings”
Read Random Verses from .
What does the fact that God is the Refuge of the believer have to do with personal Revival?
Before we can experience the power of God in our lives, we have to first place our trust in Him.
During an earthquake, a few years ago, the inhabitants of a small village were very much alarmed.
One old woman, whom they all knew, was surprisingly calm and joyous.
At length, one of them said to her, “Mother, are you not afraid?”
“No, she replied, I rejoice to know that I have a God who can shake the world.”
When your world begins to shake - do you respond in fear or do your respond in trust?
Those who have placed their trust in Christ and have experienced the Refuge of the Lord will respond in a desire for a deeper, closer relationship with God.
The term “Cast ye up” means to build or pile high and speaks of giving honor and worship in heaps.
Then He repeats it - adding to the importance of worshiping and exalting Him!
Believers should be piling up, heaping up the worship, praise, adoration, love, devotion.
This is the attitude of a believer that is desperate to express their devotion to the Lord!
When the focus off of me and on the Lord - I can begin to “Prepare the Way” and “take up the stumblingblocks” so that I can experience Revival!
I am looking for anything in my life that would be a barrier between my heart and His!
Psalm 129:
It is the Prayer that says God....Whatever it takes - Let me see you!
Any Attitude, any sin, any pride, ANYTHING BETWEEN ME AND GOD HAS TO GO!
That was all Introduction - To Prepare Our Hearts To Receive His Message.
Are you ready?
For the remainder of our time together - we are going to unpack the next verse of our text....
What Barriers are in our lives that will keep us from experiencing the Revival that God desires to give us?
Revival Starts With....
Seeing God For Who He Is
He is Exalted
The Phrase “High and Lofty one” Describes God as the one and only God of heaven and earth.
There is none greater.
He is above all authorities and powers.
As the exalted one he is to be worshiped, adored and followed.
He is exalted in his wisdom:
This truth should change the way we respond to His Word.
If He is High and Lifted Up in my heart, If i would make much of him to the world then I must trust in his wisdom understanding that He is so much greater than i am.
Because He is the High and Lofty one - there is nothing in my life that escapes his attention....
This is both a comforting and fearful thing.
For Him to know my so completely and still love me shows His wonderful grace and mercy, but the truth that there is no sin in my life that escapes his notice should drive me to want to live a life that is worthy of His Love
He is Eternal
He inhabits eternity.
This is something that is impossible for us to fathom.
It is not just that He is immortal and lives forever.
He Lives In ETERNITY!
He is currently in every moment that Has Existed, is Existing or ever will exist!
This very thought should lead us to trust in him.
Not only is he present with us now, he is also in our tomorrow.
Are you anxious today?
Are you worried about what is going to happen next week, next month, next year.
Are you going into 2020 concerned about your future.
The God that we follow - the High and Lofty one - the one exalted above all - also lives in forever.
That is why we can trust in His Word when it says....
We may not know what is going to Happen, but He Does.
We may not understand how God can
But The knowledge that the God we serve is so much higher than we are - his wisdom is so much greater - and his presence is complete tells me that we can completely lay our care at his feet and know that God is working!!
He is Holy
The truth that God is Holy sets HIm apart from the rest of creation.
And notice that it doesn’t just say that his is Holy.
But that HIS NAME IS HOLY.
In Scripture names are important.
They give us a glimpse into the person to help us understand the core of who that person is.
It defines them
How We Should See Ourselves
When Naomi returned from Moab after losing her husband and two sons she changed her name.
Naomi means “pleasent”, but because of all she had gone through, that was not who she was anymore.
In she tells them to call her Marra - which means bitter.
When others thought of her, the name marra would remind them of her loss, and her reaction to her loss - She was be known as Bitter.
If God’s Name is Holy, then we can know that this name defines who he is.
He is pure, sacred, set apart.
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