NOW
IS THE TIME FOR REVIVAL
Meditation:
And
of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the
times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and
all their brethren were at their commandment.
1Chronicle
12:32
Then
answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us;
therefore we his servants will arise and build: Neh 2:20
(For
he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation
have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day
of salvation.)
2Cor
6:2
Friends,
We are in a generation that needs God’s intervention. In our time is clearly
fulfilled the scriptures concerning the perilous times. We are in t he last
days. The love of many are waxing cold. Hell is really enlarging its frontiers.
The devil seems to realize, clearly more than Christians do, that THE TIME IS
SHORT. I see the church reeling in stupor—mostly majoring in the minor. We have
left the one thing needful and are pursuing the other things that should be
added to us. Now is the time when the sons of God must arise and build. The
past generation of the church witnessed the first wave of financial blessing
just in the wake of the revelation of the message of faith. However, the church
"have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon" (Luke 16:11). We
have left God and really worshipped mammon. We have said we are rich and are in
need of nothing whereas we were poor, wretched, naked and blind. I know that
there may be some that will say to me: 'what a faithless fellow. We are the
king's kid and we are enjoying the riches of the Gentiles. The church is doing
well!' No qualms. But woe to him who is complacent in Zion. But for those who
understand the times, Now is the time for a revival. Now is the time for
a mighty awakening. Have you taken a walk dear brethren? Have you taken a walk
round the ruins of the wall of Zion? Have you seen how that jackals and wild
animals now reside in her palaces. Have you seen how the walls are broken and
burnt down? Can't you hear the echoes of your own voice in the once busy street
of Zion? Our streets are deserted, where are the mothers in Israel? Our walls
are broken, where are the Nehemiahs? Now is the time to arise and building. Now
is the acceptable time--the time of salvation. Can't you see the sign? Who now
can withhold his sword from battle? Who now can be complacent in Zion? Of a
truth, many will. But as usual God needs a man--just a man.
Most
times when we realize that there is a need for a great move of the Lord or for
the advancement of the work of God, we tend to look up and wait for God to act
when indeed God is waiting for us to act. One day while praying to the Lord for
His church, I cried in great desperation “Turn unto us oh Lord, cause thy face
to shine and we shall be saved” I thought I was speaking God’s word back to
Him. Then I heard the Holy Spirit say “ I never turned my back on you. It is my
people that usually turn away from me and always will need to turn back to me.
Even when they turn from me, I never turn from them” I was startled and cried
back “But Lord, even the Psalmist in Psalm 80 asked you to turn to your people”
then I heard “Read the scriptures again. He never asked me to turn to the
people rather, he, by my spirit asked me to turn them to me” . I rushed
for my bible and found it was true. God has been facing us all the while. He
never turns from us. "for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee….and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world."(Heb 13:5b, Matt 28:20b). Even now, he says, “if my
people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my
face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will
forgive their sin and will heal their land”. The ear of the Lord is open to us
friends, "it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness
upon you". The issue has alwaya been that "there was none, To call
upon [ God's] Name, To rouse himself to lay firm hold on [Him] (Isaiah 64:7
EBR). To the point that God wonders that there is no intercessor (Isaiah
59:16). Friends do you feel what I feel? Is your heart panting for a revival.
Are you tired of the status quo? now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for
now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Rom 13:11). In fact I don't
care what you think. What I know is that my generation shall praise the
Name of the Lord. I know that I shall see Him. I know that the move of the
Spirit that is being indicated in my Spirit shall come in my generation. I
might not be able to describe it because I have not experience it. But my
spirit is sensing it. We've read about it in the scriptures, but I know that
when it comes we shall say, like the queen of Sheba, "behold, the half was
not told me" (1kings 10:7)
Brethren.
Let us pray
- Father, by your infinite grace, open the eyes of your church to the understanding of the time
- Father by your endless grace cause us to key into your move of the spirit
- Father by your Endless grace, prepare us that we may not miss the time of our visitation.(Luke 19:44)
- Father, by your Endless grace, let the blood of Jesus permanently silence every iniquity and sin that arises at the point of your visitation (Hoseah 7:1, Hebrew 12:24)
- Father by the multitude of our grace, let the blood of Jesus silence every sin and iniquity that arises to disqualify us of your visitation and our manifestation. (Hoseah 7:1, Hebrew 12:24)
- Father, by your matchless grace prepare us for this time of refreshing that is coming from you
- Father baptize us with the spirit of Grace and supplication (Zech 12:10)
- Father, by your grace, grant us true repentance unto life (Act 11:18)
- Father, by your loving grace, Give us true hunger for your presence and the move of your spirit
- Oh Lord our Father, in your infinite grace, Turn us again Oh Lord of host. Shine forth: Cause now thy face to shine on us oh Lord, Shine fort and we shall be saved (Psalm 80)
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