Since 2020, the world has continued to go through major shifting and changes. There isn’t any denying that things are progressing, for better or for worse, into what may be uncharted territory to some degree. While we see many, many people pushing for change and a strategic realignment of our human plans with God’s divine order, we also see many intent on proving that they know better than our Maker what creation needs and they are willing to sacrifice many to make their goals happen.
That perspective, that humanity can beat God at the game He established, has been ongoing since the days of the Garden of Eden. Not too much has changed. There has been a constant ebb and flow of righteousness versus evil for thousands of years. We have come so close, more than once, to following the Lord the way that He should be followed. I say “should be” because His light is profound and when we are in it, we desire nothing else. We desire nothing else because we were made for Him and the rest of creation was as well.
Those who continue to act as if through technology, or policy, or sheer human will that we can do “better” than what God has done throughout nature or civilization are continuing to live under that same lie that the criminal of Eden once encouraged Eve to believe and follow through his deceptive questioning.
When revival comes, what comes with it is the powerful knowledge that we didn’t get it right from the beginning, that we haven’t gotten right in the middle, and that without God’s help we won’t get it right in the end.
As human beings we often forget that while we play a role in history, our destiny is to find, through Jesus Christ, our place in our Fathers kingdom. This unusual place that we find ourselves in is thankfully not about us. History is not about which human being becomes the most noticed. Our actions here on earth are not meant to prove to everyone around us how great or notable we might think that we are.
Our lives here, for the short time span that is given to us, is about coming back into alignment with God the Father through the One and only unique Son of God, Jesus Christ. Jesus took all judgment unto Himself and in so doing, embraced the writ of sentencing being leveled at humanity by the accuser.
When I look out at the earth and consider all that is going on these days, it is clear that so much of humanity has forgotten their first calling. In fact, there is no awareness of it at all. But, knowing that the Holy Spirit moves ever so gently in our lives, when I’m talking to complete strangers about the Lord I have found a place of trust with the Holy Spirit wherein I can speak to the heart of the unsaved, trusting that the Spirit is moving, even at that moment, and building upon moments unseen in their lives that I’m not aware of.
This trust is a powerful partnership with the Lord when we are speaking and preaching the truth in unfamiliar areas.
Years ago, I was in Jerusalem in the Arab quarter. Being caucasian, it was pretty clear who the tourist was. I was in a shop surveying various forms of merchandise and having a conversation with the shop owner behind the counter as I looked. Realizing that I was only going to have a moment to speak truth to this gentleman, I decided that the best thing that I could do would be to bless him in the name of the Lord. I made a small purchase and as I left, I looked at this man, whom I presumed to hold to the Muslim faith, and I said “God bless you!” Several people in the shop turned and stared at me as I walked out the door. The shop owner behind the counter looked stunned. He just stopped and stared and then loudly called out “Thank you so much for that! God bless you too!” At first glance, it might seem to be an innocuous event. My own heart however, was trusting that with my limitations and the limitations of where I was that the Holy Spirit would guide and make an impression with that gentleman. And apparently, He did.
It seemed to mean something significant to that man that an individual from the United States would speak a blessing to a man whose heritage as a Muslim represented much of the conflict in the world at that time and still does. How many millions of these men and women need something as simple as a kind word, or a blessing from the God Who made them and knows them by name? My thinking with the Lord is often audacious and perhaps unreasonable, but I look at that experience and ask God to use that little moment in time to start a revival in Jerusalem, in the Arab quarter, because maybe, just maybe that gentleman was impacted by a blessing from a stranger. I have no idea how God uses all of our little actions, but I am convinced that He does and that part of my participation in revival with the Holy Spirit is being willing to be used in odd ways that may not make sense to the natural mind. These little moments often seem to carry the spark of life in them and we need to make more sparks!
Today we are seeing Truth in a battle with lies on a daily basis and there is nothing less than the freedom of the world at stake and with that, the lives of billions. As the ideological descendants of Marx parade around culture today, they are deceiving millions with their lies and only the Truth can effectively combat what we’re seeing.
Today is the day and this is the hour to boldly proclaim the Truth of freedom found in Jesus Christ and we do not relinquish a single inch of ground in this contest. If we get surrounded, so to speak, and the liars ask for our surrender, we don’t surrender. We tell them that we have them where we want them.
Speak long, loud and clearly! The Truth of Who Jesus is must be proclaimed to all the nations and we have a promise, written in the text of scripture that there will come a day when all the earth will remember the Lord and return to Him! It is with this day in mind that we preach, that we sing, that we prophesy the Truth of Who He is and we do it relentlessly! It is not in the power of our speech or in our clever thinking that we will sway others. It is through leaning upon the guiding light of the Holy Spirit and speaking when we are led to speak that the word of God will come into yet another human life and bring redemption and salvation.
We are all familiar with Isaiah 59:19 which states, in most translations” When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard against him!”
Scholars and bible translators have looked at this verse for decades. It is a hopeful verse. New studies have presented the possibility that the verse should be understood slightly differently than we currently do, and the impact of this is shown with a simple comma. Take a look below…
“When the enemy comes in, like a flood the Spirit of God will raise up a standard against him!”
This is an interesting idea and it brings hope to the human heart, regardless of the translation. And at this time in history and culture, we are seeing the beginning of a great flood of those who have turned to the ways of the Lord and are marching on their knees from their hearts. We are beginning to see a flood of people from all over the globe who are calling on the name of the Lord as the enemy has indeed come in to destroy freedom and blind hearts.
Like this proverbial flood, revival is rising in the hearts and minds of people all over the nation and we are all calling out to God Almighty to expose darkness, root out corruption and extend freedom all over the world! Let me state that God will listen to our prayers and we must be aligned with His will and direction. We must pray as He leads! The spiritual conflict that we have been born into rages, and God alone is able to end this conflict and restore creation. It is this Truth that we must learn to see and believe.
Like a flood, revival is rising. With it comes freedom from sin and a life of reconciliation with the powerfully loving heart of Father God, and we can trust Him!
Preach the Truth daily. Don’t let up. Find a way to get the Word out and let us not relent, not even for a second!
God be with you. God bless you and may He highly favor you. May you find your peace and life in Jesus Christ.
He is the only Way. Walk ye in Him!
Original writing by REVIVALin20/20©