GOD’S CONDITION FOR REAL REVIVAL
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GOD’S CONDITION FOR REAL REVIVAL
2 Chronicles 7:14
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Revival:
To revive, to quicken or renew. Return to vigor, return to strength.
God Sets Forth His Conditions
For His people for real revival.
He says “IF” we meet these conditions He promises 3 great rewards.
“IF” we do what He tells us
“THEN” He will revive us as individuals in order to help revive others.
“THEN” He will help us lead others to a spiritual quickening
To come alive
To receive eternal life
Through Jesus Christ our Lord
But we MUST meet His conditions before He will fulfill His end of the deal.
T.S.>The first condition is....
HUMBLE OURSELVES
Shows Our Reverence Toward God.
Realizing Who God is...Our Creator
The Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, the whole universe!
God provides for all
God feels all
God shapes history
God knows all things
God is powerful
God is everywhere present
God is eternal
God’s nature is absolutly unchangable
God is Holy
Realizing who we are...
Sinners before a Holy God
“All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God.” Romans 3:23
None are righteous, no, not one.
We should humble ourselves to God, because He is merciful and full of grace, He provided His own Son for our salvation.
Our Posistion before a Holy God
“And the publican standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified...” Luke 18:13
He realized his position before a Holy God.
We need to realize our position before our Lord.
Our Thankfulness before a Holy God
We as believers should be thankful to God for providing the way of salvation through His only begotten Son.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8
T.S. We should humble ourselves before God realizing who He is, Realizing who we are, and realizing what He has done for us.
The second condition is...
PRAY
The Definition of the word “pray.”
The word means “TO ASK.”
“Ask and It shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you: for everyone that asketh receiveth...”
Depend on God
We must humble ourselves to pray.
It is a way of showing that we can’t do it ourselves.
It is a way of showing that we need God.
We ask because we depend on God.
Trust in God
We ask because we have faith in God.
We believe He will grant what we ask.
“Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.” 1 John 3:21-22
We must be in God’s Will
In order to receive what we pray for, we must be living in God’s will...wanting what God wants.
Pray for revival in your heart first and revival in others.
That is what God wants.
That is His Will
It is His will that we draw closer to Him.
It is His will that we do His work
It is His will that we share the Good News of the Gospel to those around us.
T.S.> We should Humble ourselves, pray and ...
SEEK HIS FACE
We should strive to seek God’s face
Daniel did...
“I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto the Lord my God and made my confessions.” Daniel 9:3-4
We should strive to seek God’s Will
For our lives
How do we know His will?
Study His Word
Read His Word
Yield to His Word
Strive to live like Jesus
Seek His face in every aspect of our lives.
T.S.> We should humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and...
TURN FROM WICKED WAYS
Turn from Sin
Sin blocks our relationship with Him
Sin blocks our communication with Him
Sin shows Him that we are not humbling ourselves
Sin shows that we don’t really want to pray
Sin shows that we are ashamed of ourselves and not seek his holy face.
Sin can hurt the Work
Hinders us from effectively witnessing to others
God can not use us effectively when sin is present
The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin
T.S.> We must Humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways. It is a conditional statement, IF>THEN.
If we do this ....
CONCLUSION
....THEN He promises us these blessings
He will hear us
Hear our prayer
For forgiveness
For souls
For revival
He will forgive us
Forgive us of our sins
Forgive us of our shortcomings
Forgive us of our lack of zeal
Forgive us for taking Him for granted
Forgive us for our impatience, etc.
He will heal our land
How?
If we are right with God, with a revived burning in our hearts to be used of God, then He will use us as His instruments to lead others to Jesus Christ. That is the only way to heal this land, to win others to Christ.
Do you really want revival?
It has to start with us
It has to start in our hearts
If we humble ourselves
If we pray
If we seek God’s face
If we turn from our wicked ways
Then God will
Hear us pray for revival
Forgive us
Heal the sin sick souls around us through Jesus Christ our Lord.