http://pastorjon.com/v3/2009/12/29/revival-easier-to-bring-harder-to-sustain/ My thoughts on life, family, & ministry. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://pastorjon.com/v3/2009/12/29/revival-easier-to-bring-harder-to-sustain/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Kery Drake Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:45:43 +0000 http://1691397128#comment-264 Bingo, Pastor Jon! Revival is the personal realization that we are "un-done" and completely without hope because of the condition of our hearts sans the Lord and the working power of His Holy Spirit. True revival starts and is ongoing (maintained) as we continually are renewed by this hope, revealed supernaturally by God. We cannot bring revival to the land, we must "be" the revival in the land! True revival is sustained in the hearts of the people to whom the revelation of the Lord and the need for Him is clearly revelated (if that's a word?). The intensity of a revival movement I believe, exists and is heightened in the individual heart and sole to which He is revealed, and to the extent that that individual has given him(her)self over to the amount of change the Lord wishes to do in their personal life. Therefore, I believe that the Lord wants everyone to be just like His Son! Sold out, on fire, energized, constantly moving forward and upward in their faith, never backsliding, filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and totally in love with Him. That, is real revival! If that were the way of the land in this USA, we would all be in revival mode, and there would be no need to ask for it, as it would already exist, so yes, let's stop asking for revival and start being it! Bingo, Pastor Jon!
Revival is the personal realization that we are “un-done” and completely without hope because of the condition of our hearts sans the Lord and the working power of His Holy Spirit. True revival starts and is ongoing (maintained) as we continually are renewed by this hope, revealed supernaturally by God.
We cannot bring revival to the land, we must “be” the revival in the land! True revival is sustained in the hearts of the people to whom the revelation of the Lord and the need for Him is clearly revelated (if that’s a word?). The intensity of a revival movement I believe, exists and is heightened in the individual heart and sole to which He is revealed, and to the extent that that individual has given him(her)self over to the amount of change the Lord wishes to do in their personal life.
Therefore, I believe that the Lord wants everyone to be just like His Son! Sold out, on fire, energized, constantly moving forward and upward in their faith, never backsliding, filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and totally in love with Him. That, is real revival! If that were the way of the land in this USA, we would all be in revival mode, and there would be no need to ask for it, as it would already exist, so yes, let’s stop asking for revival and start being it!

]]> http://pastorjon.com/v3/2009/12/29/revival-easier-to-bring-harder-to-sustain/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Amy Slater Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:00:04 +0000 http://1691397128#comment-259 Pastor Jon, Awesome thoughts. I have also been thinking about this a lot! As well, friendships are easy to make but hard to keep. Marriages are easy to make but life long committment is hard to sustain. Calling is easy to recieve and hard to walk out. Salvation is easy (since we have nothing to do with it) and Sanctification is hard (since we have much to do with it. Fun to laugh and dance hard to dig, and give, and die. Truth is easy to agree on but hard to apply. Even Jesus asked for the cup to be removed in his perfect obediance. This is awesome to me and ecourages me greatly. Will the world get worse before Jesus comes back or will it get better? I think both! It all depends on what side of the fence we're on. But mostly don't you think it just comes down to true revival in us personally and daily? Love you, Amy Pastor Jon,
Awesome thoughts. I have also been thinking about this a lot! As well, friendships are easy to make but hard to keep. Marriages are easy to make but life long committment is hard to sustain. Calling is easy to recieve and hard to walk out. Salvation is easy (since we have nothing to do with it) and Sanctification is hard (since we have much to do with it. Fun to laugh and dance hard to dig, and give, and die. Truth is easy to agree on but hard to apply. Even Jesus asked for the cup to be removed in his perfect obediance. This is awesome to me and ecourages me greatly. Will the world get worse before Jesus comes back or will it get better? I think both! It all depends on what side of the fence we’re on. But mostly don’t you think it just comes down to true revival in us personally and daily?
Love you,
Amy

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