True Revival

Then we will not turn away from you; revive us, and we will call on your name. —Psalm 80:18

Depending on your background, the word revival may carry some baggage or sound old-fashioned. Revival is a label that has been applied to a variety of happenings, including an annual series of religious meetings, evangelistic campaigns, seasons of increased religious fervor, and moral and social reformation.

While all these elements may be present, they don’t adequately get to the heart of true revival. Revival is not an event we can schedule. Nor is it synonymous with evangelism, though when revival comes unbelievers will be converted and born into God’s family.

The word revive literally means “to bring back to life.” Revival is what happens when God’s people are restored to a right relationship with Him. Revival is a supernatural work of God—it is not something we can manufacture or package. In times of revival, God’s people experience His presence and power in ways previously missing from their lives and to degrees never thought possible. A revived church is the greatest means of making God’s great redemptive plan known throughout our world.

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Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival ©2009 Life Action Ministries

Scripture taken from The CSB