Break up your unplowed ground. It is time to seek the LORD until he comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain. —Hosea 10:12
While some might think of revival as a time for nonbelievers to be saved, it’s actually something for God’s people—those who by faith in Jesus Christ have received salvation and belong to Him. Only those who belong to God can be “revived.” Others must first be regenerated—they must be born again!
Since the days of Adam and Eve, God’s people have often chosen to resist His will and rebel. Because of His great love, God keeps calling them back to intimate fellowship with Him. God’s grace—the desire and power He gives us to return to Him—always accompanies His call to revival.
We are hardly the first human beings to discover our need for personal revival. Listen to the ancient cry of the psalmist’s heart: “Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your faithful love, Lord, and give us your salvation (Psalm 85:6–7).
Revival is for God’s people who have drifted spiritually.
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Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival ©2009 Life Action Ministries
Scripture taken from The CSB
Make it Personal
Where in your life do you sense unplowed ground? How might you seek the Lord this week.