The Real Spirit of Revival

Brethren, let me not condemn you, let me not even judge you, but let your own conscience speak. Mine will, and so will yours. Or have we rather been content to stray on the mountains, feeding anywhere but at home? I fear that many of the troubles of our heart spring from the lack of communion with Jesus. Not many of us are the kind of men and women who, living with Jesus, learn his secrets.

He is the man who most needs to be prayed for. He says that he needs no revival in his soul; but he needs a revival of humility, at any rate. If he supposes that he is all that he ought to be, and if he knows that he is all he wishes to be, then he has a very poor understanding of what a Christian is, or of what a Christian should be, and very wrong ideas concerning himself. Those who are in the most hopeful condition are those, who, while they know they need reviving, yet groan under their present sad state, and pray to the Lord to revive them.

Now I think I have in some degree substantiated my charge-with too strong arguments. Now let us notice that the text has something in it which I believe that each of us has. You see, Habakkuk knew how to groan about it. It is a blessed sign of life within us when we know how to groan over our departure from the living God. It is easy to find hundreds of those who have departed from the Lord, but you can count by ones and twos those who know how to groan over their departure. The true believer, however, when he discovers that he needs revival, will not be happy; he will immediately begin that incessant and continuous strain of cries and groans which will finally prevail with God, and bring the blessing of revival down.

Let me mention some times of groaning, which will always occur to the Christian who needs revival. I am sure he will always groan when he looks back on what the Lord did for him in the past. Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his Word? How sweet their memory still!

But now I find an aching void The world can never fill. My sun has set, and those stars which once lit up my darkness are all quenched; oh, that I might again look upon my Lord! Oh, that I might once more see his face! Oh, for those sweet visits from on high! If this is your condition, my friend, you will sit down and weep by the rivers of Babylon, you will mourn when you remember what it was like to go up to Zion when the Lord was precious to you, when he opened his heart, and was also pleased to fill your heart with the fullness of his love.

When I used to go with the multitude on Sundays, every word was precious. I find no fault with the preacher; I know the fault is with myself. The song is just the same-and the melody is sweet, and the harmony is pure; but oh!

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So the Christian will return from those blessed means of grace, sighing and sobbing, because he knows he needs revival. In breaking the bread and drinking the wine, my Master was most blessedly present. My heart is so heavy that it will not rise; my soul cannot heave a thought even halfway to him! Those of you who know that you are in Christ, but who feel that you are not in a healthy spiritual condition, because you do not love him enough, and do not have that faith in him which you desire to have, I would just ask you this-Do you groan over it? Are you groaning over it now? When you see that your clothing is stained, are you ready to wash them with tears if that would do any good?

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I observe, in the last place, on this point, that the soul, when it is really brought to feel its own sad condition, because of its backsliding and departure from God, is never content without turning its groanings into prayer, and without addressing the prayer to the right person: Make no resolutions as to what you will do; your resolutions will certainly be broken as soon as they are made, and your broken resolutions will only increase the number of your sins.

I exhort you, instead of trying to revive yourself, to offer prayer to God. If you did know your own condition, you would just as soon expect to see the wounded soldier on the battlefield heal himself without medicine, or carry himself to the hospital when his limbs are shot off, as you would expect to revive yourself without the help of God. And only he that has preserved you from going down to the pit, when your feet have been sliding, can set you back on the rock again, and reestablish your paths.

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O Lord, revive your work! My Christian brothers and sisters I leave these matters with you. Give them the attention they deserve. If I have erred, and in something have judged you too harshly, God will forgive me, for I have meant it honestly; but if I have spoken truth, then take it into your hearts, and weep to the Lord. Weep as in the days past, men apart, and women apart, husbands apart, and wives apart. Weep, weep, my brethren, for it is a sad thing to depart from the living God.

Weep, and may he bring you back to Zion, that you may one day return like Israel, not with weeping, but with songs of everlasting joy! And now I come to the second part of the subject, on which I must be more brief. This age has become too much the age of formality, instead of the age of life. I date the beginning of the hour of life from this day one hundred years ago, when the first stone of this building was laid, this building in which we now worship God. It was the day of divine life, and of power sent down from on high.

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God had clothed Whitefield with power; he was preaching with a majesty and a power of which one could scarcely think any mortal could ever be capable of; not because he was anything in himself, but because his Master wrapped him with strength. After Whitefield, there was a succession of great and holy men; but now, my friends, we have fallen on the dregs of time. Men are the rarest things in all this world; we hardly have any men in the government to conduct our politics, and we scarcely have any men in religion.

We have the things that perform their duties, as they are called; we have the good, and, perhaps, the honest things, who in the regular routine go on like pack horses; but there are not many men who dare to be singular today, because to be singular is to be upright in a wicked world. Instead, it often begins with holy conviction, sometimes with tears, and always accompanied by godly sorrow.

In effect, 5 of the 7 letters written to the churches in Revelation were with an emphasis on repentance so these churches could be revived. Repentance is usually a precursor to revival. Blessing and reward was promised on the truly repentant churches of Revelation, but a certain judgment was declared on those who refused change. The God who judged Uzzah 2 Sam. Remember, without holiness no man shall see the Lord Heb. Revival fire creates a hunger for God and for prayer which is the basis and foundation of revival.

A church that is consumed with a spirit of prayer is a church in revival. Once the operation of the flesh drops below the operation of the spirit, when spiritual activity supersedes fleshly activity, you are experiencing revival and what is considered normal Christianity. Revival wanes when the opposite happens and this process is reversed. Reblogged this on Neeter's Notes and Quotes and commented: It is only a revived Church that will accomplish the full purposes of God…..

Very good job Bert. One thought on that. The Lord is not responsible for what people do with what He gives. And as you, know there were many who took what The Lord gave them in revival and later trampled it under foot. This was no reflection on the giver but rather the receiver. Reblogged this on Living Faith Realities and commented: Excellent Article by Bert Farias. Reblogged this on nuggets4u and commented: This needs shouting from every rooftop.. The lion of Judah roars! You are commenting using your WordPress.

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Bert and Carolyn Farias are the founders of Holy Fire Ministries, a ministry committed to carrying the spirit of prayer and revival to the Church and the nations. They minister the Word in Spirit and in truth with a divine commission to draw forth in prayer provision of the wisdom of God for the body of Christ.

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Bert Farias is a messenger of the Lord carrying a spirit of revival to the Church and the nations. An anointing of fire marks His ministry with frequent demonstrations of the Spirit and the power of God. He has also authored several books with an emphasis on helping to restore the true spirit of Christianity in the Church and its leaders, as well as preparing the saints for the glory of God, the harvest, and the soon return of the Lord. Carolyn Farias is a dynamic prophetic intercessor who carries the spirit of prayer. She teaches the body of Christ how to follow the unction of the Holy Spirit and demonstrates the flow necessary to keep the inward fire fueled and engaged.

She has a special and unusual anointing of the Holy Spirit to draw forth in prayer provision of the wisdom of God for the body of Christ. And the Spirit said unto me, "Dip your tongue in the Lord's ink