It got me to thinking about how in my younger days, well meaning youth leaders would get us all worked up to pray for revival. Revival to us then, and to many still today looks like this...
- the churches are filled to overflowing
- everyone is raising their hands and singing emotionally
- we all agree on everything and are on the same page
- do one has doubts, no one has questions
- pastors and churches are revered again
- America is restored to a "Christian" country.
Today when I think about revival, I don't think of full churches or lots of emotional singing. I don't think of everyone agreeing on social issues.
What I do think of is an attitude of the heart in Christians, where pastors and churches don't feel the need to be revered again. Humility reigns in the church and in church leaders. In a real revival, we won't all agree, but we will stop arguing about little things that don't matter.
In a real revival people's hearts are turned to others in love. Full churches, filled with emotional singing is nothing without love.
Jesus said, "A new commandment I give you, love one another." When did we start thinking that Christianity was about anything else?
Oh God we pray for a revival where people will simply find and live a life of love.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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I am leading some trips this year and next. If you are interested in reading about them, or joining in, the links are below.....
Paris-Normandy River Cruise
October 23-31, 2019
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/rc19102319x17768#.W3avNFJK3cs
Holy Land Trip leaving January 20, 2020
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/hl20012020g17768#eotours
Treasures of Ireland
July 13-22, 2020
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/files/uploads/ir20a.pdf
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