Revival is ready... are you?

"LORD, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD.
Repeat them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy." (Habakkuk 3:2)

God desires to save a generation. This is His mercy. So, don't worry about speculations of when the world is going to end. God wants to save a generation, God wants to save a generation.

Isaiah 43:5-8.

Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.

God is calling His children to return to Him, God is calling His children to return to Him. We do not need to be afraid, this is the love of Father who is calling us. "Do not be afraid, for I am with you," He said.

A call to build the house of the Lord

Haggai 1:1-11.

In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest:
This is what the LORD Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the LORD’s house.’”

Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the LORD. “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the LORD Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house. Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.”

Are we still care only for our own lives? Are we still care only for our own lives? God is calling us to build His house, our house, which is Church, the house of the Lord. Many of us thinks that building His house is waste of time, money, and even there is no return. Awake! Lord says: "Now is the time!" This is the time for us to care for the house of the Lord. The revival is not still pending, nor coming later. The revival is NOW!

As we care for God's things, He will care for your things, my things - Your dreams, your future, your family, your every single thing, for even your hair is numbered by Lord Jesus Christ. So, don't worry. For He said: "Do not be afraid, for I am with you." Amen?

Purpose of becoming Christian

Next, do you know what is the purpose of we becoming Christian? Is it for us to go to heaven after we die ONLY? Is it for us to receive tremendous blessings on this life ONLY? Is it so that we could sing cheerful songs with our beloved every week ONLY?

Let us see this verse:

For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” (Acts 13:47)

We are being called to become light for those who not yet received Salvation of Lord Jesus Christ. We are destined to bring light to those who are in darkness. If you are still in darkness and sin, get out NOW!!! Coz we are light for those who are around us - our friends, our family, our colleagues, business partners, friends and every single soul around us. You are the light among your friends! Don't wait for preacher to come and preach to your friends, you are the ONE who can save them. Be confident in yourself, and in the Lord who created the universe, and all the galaxies and marvelous heavenly bodies including planet Earth and everything inside. Have faith in Him, seek Him with all your heart before you want to share Jesus with your friends.

So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. (Zechariah 4:6)

We learn to depend on the Holy Spirit when we wanna save our friends, not by our own knowledge, our fluency of the words, nor our own skills and understanding. Do you know how many people are being turned off when you were trying to preach to them by your own strength and memory? But don't worry, continue to pray for them, remember them in your everyday prayer. This time, "Not by might nor power, but by God's Spirit" Learn to lean on Him, let Jesus save your friends. Obey Him in every single words you use, and discern. May Jesus save your friends, may He answers your prayer. Give thanks to Him, for He will save your friends, as you lean on Him. He will not let your prayers left unanswered, because you are His beloved. But lean on Him, please. The devils seek to kill, steal and destroy. Please cover your friends in prayer, everyday. Amen?

Desire is the key!

Now, please read 2 Kings 2:1-13. Pray and seek God about this passage.

2 Kings 2:1-13.

When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to Bethel.”
But Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?”

“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the LORD has sent me to Jericho.”

And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?”

“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.”

And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.

Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?”

“Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.

“You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.”

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.

Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

What do you understand from this scripture? Elisha desires the anointing! Desire is the key! Elisha dreamed of walking in power and authority, even surpasses Elijah, who was a great prophet at that time. You know why he will get it? Because he desires.

Are you desire to be used by God? Are you desire to be like Paul? Are you desire to walk in signs and miracles and wonders?

Desire!

Most importantly, never never never never GIVE UP! Did Elisha give up when he wanted the power of Elijah? Did he give up when everybody is asking him to give up? Did he give up when he was tired of travelling across 5 places which is far from each other? He don't. Don't give up on your dreams. Don't give up on your hope in Jesus. Don't give up on Church. Elisha just never never never give up! He walked closely with his master Elijah, we should walk closely with our master Jesus. Don't give up.

As you walk closely with Jesus, you will know Him intimately. Then you will start seeing His glory presence in your life. For those who desires to serve God, there is a good news for you. You will surely be used. You will even walk in power and authority if you desire! But, before that, make your heart straight with the Lord. Learn to draw closer to Him, and listen to His voice. When the time comes, Lord will raise you up. Just don't give up on Him. Amen.

The revival

Acts 19:1-8.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. There were about twelve men in all.

Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

We have to be filled by the Holy Spirit, each and everyone of us. As we know the Lord and His Holy Spirit, we will no longer be in the bondage of religion. So, you really believed that Christianity is a religion? Do religion save people? Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior. However, wasn't He himself also being persecuted by religious people at that time? So, we need to clear our mindset of being a religion. We are God's chosen people to save this generation. Let go of our "beloved" religious mindset.

Now is the time for us to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Only by His Spirit we can lead a revival, we can't do it by our own understanding, rules and regulations, methods and abilities, but depending only on His Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead you to lead the revival, trust in Him, He is your God, and your friend. You are friend in His eyes. Trust in Him, trust in Jesus. Amen?

However, we need to be prepare for oppositions, as revival always face opposition.

Acts 19:9-10.

But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

However, we need to love those who mock, ridicule, and persecute us in their words and actions. For they are also beloved in God's eyes. We need to forgive them and pray for them, as they need Jesus more, they did what they did not know. If they know Him, they won't do that again. Your prayer can change their heart. At least some of them will get saved through your obedience in prayer.

Lastly, we will read Acts 19:11-12.

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

Do you believe that God can do extraordinary miracles through you? If you believe in bible, then believe it! Church was walking in extraordinary miracles in their daily lives in Paul's time. Even those who serve the Lord in ministry of distributing food in Church such as Stephen performed many miracles. Don't believe in me? Read Acts 6:8.

The Church will see signs and wonders increasing again. She will be restored to her original state. She will show the world who God is, with signs and wonders from the Heaven. Do you desire to perform miracles? Do you desire? Then, be closer to God. Make your heart straight and love Him even more. As you desire Him more, He will give you the desire of you heart. You wanted to see a great revival, right? Tell you something, the greatest Church revival in history of the Earth is about to unfold. You are about to see it, but do you want to be part of it? Desire is the key.

That's it. Let us witness the greatest revival in the Church's history. Amen and amen.

May God bless all the readers. So that they will recognize the Savior and His Salvation. Amen, in the name of Jesus. ^_^