WHEN YOU NEED REVIVAL: OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL, 4TH MAY 2018

MEMORISE:

Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Psalm 85:6 

READ: Judges 6:1-6 

1And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

MESSAGE: 
From God’s perspective, revival is a state of restoration of spiritual interest which has suffered setback or has been abandoned by God’s people. It connotes renewal of the return to original status of from a state of coma or disuse. Based on the use of this term, in some portions of Scripture, it is evident that it also means to literally bring back to life from the dead (1 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 13:21). 

I therefore, speak the word of authority to everything that is in a state of coma, and everything that is partially or completely dead in your life: receive compete revival by the power of resurrection in Jesus’ Name. in Revelation chapter 2 and 3, the description of the spiritual state of most of the seven churches in Asia is indicative of spiritual conditions that call for revival. 

May the Good Lord heal and completely revive everyone reading this that may be in a backslidden state in Jesus’ Name.

The backsliding of a Christian does not just happen in one day. Rather, it is a gradual process that involves progressive character erosion. The end result is what people see, and then they begin to ask, when this fellow become like this? This will not be your story in Jesus’ Name. 

For that not to be your story, you need to be familiar with and sensitive to the conditions and circumstances that call for revival, in order to kick-start one whenever necessary. There are many overt signs that make revival necessary in a person’s life. 

A child of God needs revival whenever he or she begins to experience spiritual dryness, as we see in the life of Samson in Judges 16:20-21. When a child of God can no longer recognize the presence or absence of God in his or her life, this is indicative of spiritual dryness. 

Whenever a child of God finds himself or herself in physical or spiritual servitude, as it happened to the Israelites in Judges 3:12-14, it is time for revival. When sinful acts and wickedness such as those recorded in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 becomes part of the daily lifestyle of a Christian, he or she urgently needs revival. 

Whenever you discover that you have lost your peace, joy, divine provision, just as it happened to the Israelites in today’s Bible reading, revival is needed. Also, whenever a child of God falls into a state of self-double or uncertainty and he or she begins to feel insecure, as seen in numbers 13:26-33, this is an obvious sign that revival is needed. 

Revival is always preceded by sober reflection and a repentant heart, followed by earnest prayers to God for revival. Do you need revival today? Reach out to God, and he will send His fresh fire into your heart.

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please revive a desire for righteousness and heal every form of regression in Your Church today in Jesus’ Name.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 14;

Hebrew 11:4-22

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 

HYMN 3: WHAT CAN WASH AWAY MY SINS?

1. What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

o Refrain:
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

2. For my cleansing this I see,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
For my pardon this my plea,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

3. Nothing can for sin erase
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
Naught of works, ‘tis all of grace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

4. This is all my hope and peace,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
This is all my righteousness,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.