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[Candice]

Tozer's devotional today:

No matter how sincere they may be, ministers without discernment are sure to err. Their conclusions are inevitably false because their reasoning is mechanical and without inspiration. I hear their error in our pulpits and read it in our religious periodicals; and it all sounds alike: revived churches engage in foreign missions; hence let us plunge into missionary activity and spiritual refreshing is sure to follow. The healthy church wins souls; let us begin to win souls and we will surely be revived. The early Church enjoyed miracles, so let’s begin to expect mighty signs and wonders and we will soon be like the early Church. We have neglected the “social implications” of the gospel; let us engage in political activities and charitable endeavors and all will be well again.

Miserable counselors these, and physicians of no value. Their advice is not only poor; it is spiritually damaging.

What doctor in his right mind would tell a patient dying of tuberculosis, “Healthy men play football; go out and play ball and you will regain your health”? Such advice given under such circumstances would reveal only that effect was being mistaken for cause; and that is exactly what is happening these days in religious circles. The effects of revival are being mistaken for the causes of revival. And this to the confusion of everyone concerned and to the effective blocking of the spiritual refreshing for which so many are praying.


Verse

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:4

WILL we have a revival again? Is it POSSIBLE? Does it matter? Is it too late (not to God, but to you)?

[Lori Smith]

Oh, what a wonderful devotional and how true! Revival comes from submitting to God! Then and only then will there be enough spiritual food to feed others! Indeed, it was evident to all that the unlearned apostles had been with Jesus (see Acts 4:13). Certainly, this is what the world needs to see in us as well. On the other hand to seek for spiritual growth through the act of doing brings frustration and feeds none.

[Charles Miles]

Most of our churches will schedule a revival each year for a week in the Summer months and send out flyers to announce the big revival! There have been many revivals during the last 200 years and remarkable things have happened, but most revivals that I have studied come about after repentance and prayer. The evangelist Sweeney is a good example of how prayer initiates revival and also a good example of what happens to revival when the prayer ceases. I will agree however that our country is in need of a great atmospheric revival....in fact, I think it is really, really despirately needed for this country to continue. Revivals are not scheduled...they are prayed in.

Praying for revival in the name Of Jesus,

Charlie