DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 7 February 2022 — Revive us again
DCLM Higher 7 February 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Revive us again
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TOPIC: REVIVE US AGAIN
TEXT: PSALM 85:1-10
1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.) LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
MEMORY VERSE: “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”(PSALM 85:6).
MESSAGE
“Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restore a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness,” submitted J. I. Packer.
Reminiscing on God’s past manifestations to His people and comparing these to the present regrettable conditions, we cannot but agree with the Psalmist’s lamentable cry to God: “Wilt thou not revive us again?”
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Looking at the present deplorable spiritual conditions in contrast to the fervency that characterized the lives of many youths when they first got converted, you would know that they need a revival.
For revival to occur, there must be a realization of the need of revival, recognition of God as the Source of revival, removal of the obstacles to revival and resort to prayer for revival. Revival has its vital signs when it is in place.
According to Steve Camp, “Prayer is the burden of revival; repentance is the breakthrough of revival; evangelism is the blessing of revival; holiness is the bounty of revival”. Do you not think you need a revival?
QUOTE: You need a revival.
CHALLENGE: There is a price to pay for revival.
PRAYER: Lord, revive me again.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
