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Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
The Wider Context of Revival
"' if my people ' will humble themselves and pray ' then will I
hear from heaven and will forgive their sin '" (v.14)
-- For reading & meditation: 2 Chronicles 7:12-22
We continue meditating on the question: If revival is a sovereign act
of God (and it is), does this mean that the people of God have no
part to play in it? My answer to that question is a categorical "No".
Revival is a sovereign act of God in the sense that He sends it where
and when He wills, but a study of revivals of the past, both in
Scripture and in the history of the Church, shows that revival always
follows the prevailing prayers of God's people. The central condition
of the verse before us today is, "if my people ' pray '". When Evan
Roberts was asked the secret of revival he said: "There is no secret:
ask and you shall receive." Matthew Henry, the renowned Bible
commentator, wrote a good deal about this particular point and summed
it up in this powerful statement: "When God intends a great mercy for
His people, the first thing He does is set them a-praying." God is
the only one who can produce revival, but the fervent believing
intercession of His people is the ramp over which it flows into the
Church. It must be recognised that sovereignty is not the only thing
at work in revival - love is also at work. We are dealing with a God
who is beneficent as well as omnipotent. Once we see revival in this
wider context - the context of love - we begin to understand why God
inspires strong prayer in the hearts of His people prior to revival.
He just loves His children to be involved with Him in bringing about
His purposes.
PRAYER:
O Father, I am grateful that You are a God who not only hears our
prayers but delights to respond to them. Cause our prayers to be
Spirit-inspired that we may pray aright and help build Your Kingdom.
In Jesus' Name I ask it. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 15:1-17; Jer. 29:13; Mark 11:24; 1 John 3:21-22
1. When can we ask for whatever we want?
2. What is one of the conditions of answered prayer?
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