“The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise”. Psalm 51:17 Why does God revive His people? Who intitiates revival – God or you? Let’s start by reading some scripture in the book of Proverbs. Go to Proverbs 16:18, 29:23; then go to Obadiah 3, Matthew 23:12, and James 4:6. IF you need to, go ahead and read the scriptures around these verses to get it into context. What is God’s view of pride? What are the consequences of having a prideful (proud) heart? When does revival come into a person’s life? It comes when we are willing to…
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Seeking Him
. “The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise”. Psalm 51:17 Today lets’ take some time to read more scripture and seek God. Pray and ask God to speak to you on what he would like to show you about where your heart is. I am going to list some things about proud people and humble people. When you feel God tugging at your heart strings stop and focus on this area of your life. Let’s get closer and deeper with God. Proud People: Do you focus on the failures of others? Do you have a critical, fault…
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Humbling Ourselves
Is being humble into days world easy or hard? Is it popular or unpopular in our society? Humility is the first step towards God. Are you wondering how we do this? Lets go to the book of Isaiah 6:1-7- “In the yea that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the saraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, ad with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the…
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Two Choices
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 Does you heart tend to serve pride or humility? When our hearts are inclined towards pride or humility, it becomes evident when God brings to our attention something in our lives that is not pleasing to Him. Let’s take a look at two kings in the Bible. First lets look at Rehoboam in 2 Chronicles 12:1-5. “When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of…
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Pride
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble. James 4:6 Pride! What do we know about pride? What do we think or feel about pride? Pride is opposite of humility. Pride is a roadblock to revival. When we have pride, we are proud and cannot see where we are spiritually. We have pride, it drives us to promote ourselves and to protect our reputation. Let’s read a few scriptures on pride. Psalm 10:4 – “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. Psalm 31:23 – Oh, love the Lord, all you…
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Humility
For everyone who exalts himself will humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Luke 14:11 Do you know anyone who is truly humble? How was his/her humility evidence in ones life? When God is preparing for revival, He convicts His people of their sin and calls them to return to Him. In the old testament of 2 Chronicles 7:14 outlines how we must respond to if we wish to experience the revival He desires to send. “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…
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Reflection Day
Today is Reflection Day! I really love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to speak to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. So!! Get your journals, pens, and bible and spend time with God. Listen to him and obey him. When you get uncomfortable with the quiet, just stay there and give God time to do what he wants. Take time today…
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Digging Deeper
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! and see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139: 23-24 Before this week, what did you know about revival? What things do you tend to hold onto for security? Read Hosea 10:12-13. Can you summarize these verses? During the time of Hosea, the people had replaced God. What are some things that you have replaced God with. Here are some more scripture verses to read. Matthew 10:28; Acts 5:29, Ephesians 5:3-4, Colossians 3:12-13, Luke 24:47-48, Romans 9:3, 1 Timothy 2:1, 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8, and Colossians…
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First Love
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand form its place, unless you repent. Revelation 2:4-5 Fervent, personal, uninhibited, openly displayed first love is the devotion to Christ. This characterizes the new believer and is manifested in relationships with fellow Christians and the lost. Do you need to return to your first love? Do you need to return wholeheartedly? How do we recover our first love? In Ephesians, the apostle Paul concludes with a benediction: …
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Seeking God
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! and see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139: 23-24 Revival is the work of God. He chooses the when and to whom He sends it too. However, there are ways that we can prepare for revival in our lives. We need to prepare our hearts for spiritual renewal just as Joshua told the Israelites to do. In Joshua 3:5, He said, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Are you exciting to have revival in your life? Here is a list…