After Revival, What Next?

1 Peter 5:5–11 KJV 1900

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Attitude of Submission

1 Peter 5:5–6 KJV 1900

5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

To the Elders

presbeteros

To Each Other

“clothed in humility”

Why?

“for God resisiteth the proud but gives grace to the humble”

What does it mean to be “under the Mighty Hand of God”

To the Proud, God’s mighty hand means...

Strength and Power

Sovereignty and Control

Warning and Fear

Anger and Wrath

Judgment and Condemnation

To the Humble, God’s mighty hand means...

Strength and power

Sovereignty and Control

Salvation and Security

Care and Protection

Assurance and Confidence

Aura of Serenity

1 Peter 5:7 KJV 1900

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Casting - to throw and release.

Awareness of Satan

1 Peter 5:8–9 KJV 1900

8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

sober - self-controlled

The word means …

• not to become intoxicated with drugs or alcohol of any kind.

• to be sober in mind and behavior; to be controlled in all things; not given over to indulgence, license, or extravagance. It is the opposite of indulgence in anything such as eating, drinking, and recreation. It means to live a sober, solid, controlled, and strong life.

vigilant - alert, awake, watchful

It has the idea of being constantly aroused and on the lookout; to always be aroused, awake, and watching for the devil and his attacks. Again, if a person’s mind and body are dull, flabby, and weak from drink, drugs, overeating, slothfulness, and indulgence in sleep, recreation, pleasure, or in anything else—that person cannot be watching and waiting; he cannot be constantly aroused to look for the devil’s temptations and attacks.

ADVERSARY - The Greek word means a legal opponent such as an opponent in a lawsuit. It also means a common day-to-day opponent like a neighbor who opposes and stands as an enemy against us. The picture is that of the devil opposing us in every conceivable way.

⇒ It is the picture of Satan standing in a law court, standing as an adversary in the court of God and accusing us before God.

⇒ It is the picture of Satan standing here on earth, standing against us and doing all he can to trip us up and to defeat and destroy us.

DEVIL - devil (diabolos) itself means slanderer or false accuser.

The devil is a malicious enemy who accuses us before God and makes false charges against us. Scripture teaches that Satan is constantly bringing up our sins and transgressions before God, that he is constantly reminding God of our disobedience. But note: the accusations against us are false. The charges are not true.

RESIST in the FAITH -

How can they not be true when we are sinners, for no true believer denies his sin? By Christ. We believe Christ and we have cast ourselves upon Christ, upon the glorious fact that He died for our sins. We have trusted Christ for forgiveness of sin, and when He forgives us, our sins are removed from us. We are no longer guilty of sin. Therefore, the accusations and charges of Satan against us are false. Why then would he accuse and charge us before God? Why would he remind God time and again of our sins? To hurt God, to cut the heart of God. He is the devil, the one who stands opposed to God and to all that God stands for. Eons ago, sometime before the world was ever created, he was apparently the highest angel in all of creation. God had created him as the highest spiritual being in the universe. At that time his name was Lucifer. But he did what so many men do—rebelled against God—and he led other angelic beings to rebel with him. Therefore, God judged him and cast him from his exalted position in heaven. From what we can glean from Scripture this is what happened to Satan, how he became the devil, the terrible opponent to God.

Our suffering

Anchor of Strength

1 Peter 5:10 KJV 1900

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

Suffered a while

Romans 5:3–6 KJV 1900

3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

perfect - completion, bring to an end

stablished - to strengthen, to make more firm

strengthened - to make more able

settle - lay to foundation of, found firmly

Assurance of Survival

1 Peter 5:11 KJV 1900

11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

After Revival, Now What?

Develop...

An Attitude of Submission

Aura of Serenity

Awareness of Satan

Anchor of Strength

Assurance of Survival