Catalyst for Revival
We have waited and longed for revival and for God to pour out His Spirit. I have all but lost hope in this myself. Over the last 8 years there has been what has seemed like two opposing prophetic voices… one which reported a coming revival and the other reporting what was a lot of destruction and judgment. From the start I never considered these opposing prophesies and have thought that the two occurrences would happen side by side. Then as I sat here a few minutes ago the magnitude of the sense that made hit me very strongly
The greatest prophet I have met to date I met some 38 years ago. He always talked about - "If you want to see God's power go where the needs are". This was a standard saying of his and was one of the motivations he had for always going to India for a part of each year. It is this insight that brings these thoughts together here. What is the catalyst that would bring a revival? Well, first we have always known from scripture that no man comes to the Father except the Spirit draws him.
In America this is where we stand. America more than any other country has a mindset that we are not in need of a God. We are not in need of a Savior. We are not in need of help concerning decisions of war in particular. We are at the very brink of America changing in ways you cannot even imagine… but this is what it will be. The sudden things that are about to occur will create a massive and sudden awakening that, indeed… there is a need for God. The events that will occur will "break" the illusion Americans are living under that they are just fine without a God. That's because we have become all too smug in thinking that as the world's foremost leader in world affairs that we have it together. Much of the coming surprises will come through things blowing up in our face as we have smugly gone forward in self assurance that we are quite capable in making decisions without inquiring of Gods' wisdom in the matter. Some of you out there the Spirit has already spoken to and you know that our nation has taken some wrong turns in the pursuit of Bin-Ladin and Saddam. The choices that are now being made and pursued will back fire and the reality of our going forward without the counsel of God will break upon this nation quite suddenly. Though it will all be a serious change in things it will bring about a most needed "pre-requisite" to God showing up. In a sense He's not going to come to your party America, unless He receives an invitation. Thus far America has not sent him an invitation, but rather has had in place a "restraining order". This "restraining order" will very much be rescinded in a single day as the staggering events come upon this country and the world. There will be a heartfelt cry for the true God to show up. This is all going to cause a widening of the gap between those who will turn to God and those who will grow even more hateful of Him. In all this I am simply expounding on the age old axiom of "supply and demand". As Christians we have so desired to see God move and be poured out, but… where there is no demand… there is no supply. That is, would or could you so easily give water to a man who has lost his senses to such a degree that he does not perceive he is dying of dehydration? What needs to take place? First - a sense of NEED. All so very basic don't you think? Now, as the events get traumatic there will be a large amount of people who will see what is unfolding and come under the convicting power of the Holy Spirit unto repentance. (There has been no revival where there has been no repentance). This is where we can expect to see God move. There will be a large section of the population who will seek God, not for repentance, but for Him to fix America… they will want to return to what was before. They will want the security of America as it "used to be". They will want to know that America is still the foremost power in the world and will wail in their hearts to have it returned… they will cry out to God for this and will gather together in churches and large gatherings and meetings to seek God… but be warned ahead of time… not to be involved in these seemingly righteous gatherings that will come. They will not be gatherings of repentance unto salvation. They will be gatherings for the sake of trying to petition God to restore America to its former power. This is the news of that. God is going to take away the position of America in the world and it will never return as it was. We will take another position in the world seen. Remember this "soberly"… our citizenship is in Heaven… not here on Earth. As God may call many to work in the fields check and see that your labor is with those who are seeking God in repentance and not that your labors will be misdirected in trying to resurrect an America that you once knew.
Though we have all come to know what God's meaning of "soon" can be. Soon to us means what we consider it to mean… we think soon means it will come before anything else. So many of us have come through very traumatic things the last few years since God gave us other visions telling us "soon"… not knowing that between the vision and the word "soon" were sandwiched some of the most horrible trials of our life. A s I write about America and I hear the word "soon" again concerning the upheavals and changes that are coming, I am persuaded that as God means "soon" in this case there is not going to be that slice of time sandwiched in between this word now and the events being spoken of. Soon, in this writing means what we mean by the word and not how we have come to understand how the Lord can use that term. We are at the brink of all things. History is winding up and the Lord is bringing all things under His ruler-ship.
It boils down to these issues, Supply and Demand. When there is a demand for God He will show up. He is NOT going to show up to fix America… He wants to show up to fix the soul. If the souls of a nation are fixed… the Nation will heal as a natural course of the rebirthing of the spirit in us.
Final Note: As 911 came upon America it was an event which was intended to bring America to God and conviction of sin. It was intended as a catalyst for sincere soul searching and a returning to God. A very devious and treacherous thing took hold that thwarted that. Instead of returning to God; what took hold was a fervor for Patriotism. The focus was directed to the uniting of Americans in a massive crusade of the re-establishing of the Patriotic spirit… but this was a crusade for patriotism without consideration "Under God". We failed again to put God in the equation when we had the chance. We were misdirected down a road of seemingly wonderful "togetherness" under the false comforting blanket of "Patriotism"… that is without God. America was lulled into security that in coming together we will resolve the issues at hand and be the leader which will bring resolve to the issues abroad and the issues of terrorism. But this is the warning. We have come together in the power of ourselves, without God… and one should note from history where that can leave a nation.