Revival.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Revival is a word I am attempting to stay away from these days. It has become tainted.
Conversion is a word I am attempting to stay away from these days. It, too, carries a loaded connotation.
Every part of me wants to see a reviving. Every part of me wants to see people dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ. The word I am using these days is “Awakening.” The awakening of people far from God to come to Christ and the awakening of people who gave their lives to Jesus but have lost the fire they once had.
As I have been thinking about these concepts I was pointed to a fantastic post by a pentecostal named Chuck Fisher discussing REAL Revival… what REAL awakenings look like.
It is well worth a quick read HERE.
Near the end of his brief article he quotes an 1906 “prophecy” made at the Azusa St. Revival.
IN THE LAST DAY THREE THINGS WILL HAPPEN IN THE GREAT PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT:
1) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON POWER, RATHER THAN ON RIGHTEOUSNESS;
2) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON PRAISE, TO A GOD THEY NO LONGER PRAY TO;
3) THERE WILL BE AN OVEREMPHASIS ON THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, RATHER THAN ON THE LORDSHIP OF CHRIST.
I have been chewing on the reality of these lines for weeks now. Who can read these words and not instantly evaluate their own life, ministry, or church’s emphasis? It is so easy to destroy good things by making great things the main things.
I want to pray and work to see a reawakening in Scotland, I am sure you want to see the same where you are. Lets just quickly remind ourselves to keep the main things the main things.
If you live anywhere in or near Scotland, join us in Glasgow on the 20th and 21st of February for the ReAwakening Conference and help begin to put into place core foundations with the hope of someday seeing a ReAwakening in our land.