WAKE UP AMERICA
Psalms 85:6-7 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
WE FIND A IMPORTANT QUESTION ASKED HERE ” WILT THOU NOT REVIVE US AGAIN” SOMETIMES WE SING A SONG “ REVIVE US AGAIN” BUT I REALLY WONDER HOW MANY KNOW WHAT THEY SING.
I BELIEVE AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP. OUR FAMILIES, & OUR CHURCHES NEED TO WAKE UP. OUR PREAChERS NEED TO WAKE UP! WE AS INDIVUALS NEED TO REALIZE THAT WE NEED REVIVAL. I MEAN AN OLD FASHION KIND. THE EYE OPENING TYPE. DOWN ON YOUR FACE REVIVAL
WE HAVE GROWN COLD & FAR FROM GOD. WE HAVE GROWN FAR FROM HIS WORD, & HIS SERVICE. WE NO LONGER THE DESIRE TO DO RIGHT. WE NO LONGER WANT TO SEE FOLKS GET SAVED.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
1.WHAT IS REVIVAL?
A.IT IS NOT EVANGELISM:
IT IS NOT WINNING SOULS. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL RESULT IN REVIVAL
B.IT IS NOT EMOTIONALISM:
ALL THOUGH PEOPLES HEARTS WILL BE MOVED
C.IT IS A RENEWEL OF SPIRITUAL LIFE IN AN INDIVIDUAL. OR EVEN AMOUNG A GROUP OF PEOPLE:
IT’S GOD’S PEOPLE GETTING RIGHT WITH GOD & OBEYING HIM:
CHARLES FINNEY SAID THIS OF REVIVAL
“THE FOUNDATIONS OF SIN NEED TO BE BROKEN UP
REVIVAL ALWAYS INCLUDES CONVICITION OF SIN ON THE PART OF THE CHURCH” REVIVAL IS A NEW BEGINNING OF OBEDIENCE WITH GOD.
JUST AS LOST MAN COMING TO CHRIST WITH DEEP REPTANCE. SO DOES THE THE CHURCH NEED SUCH A REPTANCE THE CHURCH NEEDS THE BREAKING OF THE HEART. GETTING DOWN ON OUR FACES BEFORE GOD IN REPTANCE. WITH HUMILITY & FORSAKING SIN
D.CHRISTAINS WILL HAVE THEIR FAITH RENEWED
WHEN THE CHURCHES ARE THUS AWAKENED & REFORMED. THE REFORMATION & SALVATION OF SINNERS WILL FOLLOW. OUR HEARTS MUST BE BROKEN & CHANGED. THEN THEIR HARDEST OF SINNERS WILL BE SAVED
2.WHEN IS REVIVAL NEEDED? WHENEVER THE LOVE OF GOD’S HAS GROWN COLD. WE ARE SO VERY COLD IN OUR LOVE TO SERVE. WE ARE COLD IN OUR LOVE TO OBEY. WE ARE COLD IN OUR LOVE FOR OTHERS. WE ARE SO FAR AWAY FROM GOD
A.CONSIDER THE SYMPTOMS OF ITS NEEDS. 1. COMPLACENCY: SELF-SATISFACTION OR SATISFACTION WITH THE STATUS QUO. (HAPPY THE WAY WE ARE) 2.LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE LOST (TODAY CHURCHES ARE NOT EVEN SOUL WINNING ANY MORE.) WE ARE HIDING OR COVERING SECERT SINS (PREACHERS NO LONGER WALK THE WALK.) THEY ARE INTO DO AS I SAY THING. SIN IN THE CHURCH & CHRISTIANS ARE WAY OUT OF CONTROL JEREMIAH 23: 23-24 AM I A GOD AT HAND, SAITH THE LORD, NOT A GOD AFAR OFF. CAN ANY HIDE HIMSELF IN SERECT PLACES THAT I SHALL NOT SEE HIM? SAITH THE LORD DO NOT I FILL HEAVEN AND EARTH? SAITH THE LORD. ANIMOSITY TOWARDS OTHER CHRISTAINS. BITTERNESS AMOUNG THE PEOPLE OF GOD. BITTERNESS TOWARDS THE PREACHER & WIFE. THE LIST GOES ON.
(SAD CHURCHS FEEL LIKE A WAR ZONE) HAVING AN UNFORGIVING HEART (WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PLEASE FORGIVE ME THEN THE TWO PEOPLE GET DOWN TO THE ALTAR CRYING TOGETHER)
WE ARE BEING FILLED WITH PRIDE I CAN DO THIS I DON’T NEED GOD. LOOK AT WHAT I DID. INSTEAD OF WHAT GOD DID
ANY CONDITION OF SPRITITUAL STANDING. WHERE WE ARE LESS THEN WE WERE BEFORE: WE ARE BACKSLIDDEN (REMEMBER 1ST SAVED ON FIRE)
B.DANGERS IN OUR NEED FOR REVIVAL OFTEN SPIRITUAL DETERIORATION COMES WITHOUT OUR AWARENESS WE THINK WE HAVE IT BUT
SAMSON HAD THE POWER OF GOD UPON HIM. BUT HE PLAYED AROUND WITH SIN. THE SAD THING IS NEVER KNEW HE LOST IT. Judges 16:20-21 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep,and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza,and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
THE DISCIPLES HAD RECEIVED POWER FROM JESUS CHRIST TO HEAL & CAST OUT DEMONS THEY HAD LOST THEIR POWER. BUT THE SAD THING IS THEY WERE UNAWARE IT WAS GONE JESUS TOLD THEM IT WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIF IN
MATT 17:19-20 THEN CAME THE DISCIPLES TO JESUS APART AND SAID, WHY COULD NOT WE CAST HIM OUT AND JESUS SAID UNTO THEM” BECAUSE OF YOUR UNBELIEF”
OFTEN THE CONDITION OF OUR HEARTS. IS SUCH THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF OUR NEED AT THE VERY TIME. THE FLESH WILL FIGHT AGAINST REVIVAL. TO HAVE REVIVAL WE MUST ADMIT THAT WE HAVE A NEED
3.WHAT KIND OF REVIVAL DO WE NEED? WE NEED A REVIVAL THAT WILL RESURRECT THE CHURCH: (OUR CHURCHES ARE DEAD. WE ARE LETTING A WORLD DIE & GO TO HELL. THE SAD PART IS WE DO NOT CARE REVIVAL MEANS RETURN TO LIFE JESUS DECLARED THE CHURCH AT SARDIS “ THOU HAST A NAME THAT THOU LIVEST, AND ART DEAD.” TO THE CHURCH AT LAODDICEA HE CALLS UPON THEM TO REPENT. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD NEED OF NOTHING HE REBUKED THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS FOR HAVING LEFT THEIR 1ST LOVE (WE TOO HAVE DONE THE VERY THING) A SAD THOUGHT ELEMENTS OF ALL THE 7 CHURCHES OF ASIA. THEY ARE PRESTENT IN TODAYS CHURCHES FOLKS ARE MEMBERS OF A CHURCH BY NAME. WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SERVING OR GOING. OTHERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE. THEY SAY NO REASON TO CHANGE
YET OTHERS ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR OWN AGENDA. NO TIME FOR GOD THINGS! WE NEED TO CRY OUT TO GOD “WILT THOU REVIVE US AGAIN”
WAKE UP AMERICA! WE NEED A REVIVAL THAT WILL REKINDLE OLD FIRES THINK ABOUT REVIVE US AGAIN MEANS.
A.THERE HAVE BEEN REVIALS BEFORE. JONAH AT NINEVEH IN JONHA 3:7-9 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? WOW! SACK CLOTH EVERY ONE EVERY THING, & EVRYONE. FROM THE KING DOWN TO THE ANIMALS. THE DAY OF PENNYCOST 3000 SAVED. Acts 2:37-38 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
BILLY SUNDAY DAYS, & CHARLES FINNEY DAYS. EVEN THE OLD BILLY GRAHAM DAYS I MEAN THE LOVE FOR THE BIBLE, & FOR THE CHURCH. THE CHURCH HAD A LOVE SOUL WINNING, & DOING RIGHT. FOR THEY KNEW IN DOING SO THEY WERE PLEASING GOD.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE DAYS OF DEDICATION TO THE LORD. WHEN WE FASTED, PRAYED, & BEGGED GOD THE DAYS WE CAME TO CHURCH EXPECTING TO SEE GREAT THINGS FROM GOD (THE MESSAGE PREACHED, HEARTS WERE BROKEN, & SOULS SAVED) THE DAYS YOU WOULD NEVER THINK OF SKIPPING CHURCH FOR SOMETHING ELSE THE DAY WHEN WE LOOKED FOR SOME REASON NOT TO SERVE (WE WERE BEGGING FOR SOMETHING TO DO) ANYTHING JUST LET ME SERVE WE NEED A REVIVAL THAT WILL RESTORE JOY & VICTORY BACK TO THE CHILD OF GOD THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY DEFEATED CHRISTIANS AROUND TOO MANY DISCOURGED CHRISTIANS TOO MANY BACKSLIDDEN CHRISTIANS AROUND. HEY FROM THE PREACHER DOWN
WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH WE NEED A REVIVAL WHERE GOD WILL GIVE US A SONG IN OUR HEARTS. WHERE THE EXCITEMENT IS BACK
4.HOW CAN WE HAVE REVIVAL? WE MUST RELIZE THAT ONLY GOD CAN SEND REVIVAL IT IS POSSIBLE TO SCHEDULE & PLAN FOR REVIVAL BUT HE ALONE IS THE SOURCE TO BRING IT “WILT THOU” WHAT WE MUST DO IS PRAY FOR GOD TO GRANT IT TO US “WILT THOU”
WE MUST FACE UP TO SPIRITUAL REALITIES: WE NEED TO SEE OURSELVES AS WE ARE. Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
WHEN WE SEE HOW HOLY JESUS IS THEN WE WILL SEE HOW SINFUL WE ARE. WE NEED TO BE HONEST WITH OURSEVLES & GOD. WE ARE SINNERS SAVED BY GRACE. WE ARE BACKSLIDDEN PEOPLE & NATION WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE GOD FOR WHO HE IS. WE NEED TO GUIT PLAYING GAMES WITH GOD: WE NEED TO SEEK GOD’S FACE. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. I SEE 4 THINGS WE AS A CHURCH NEED TO DO 1ST. 1)HUMBLE OURSELVES 2) PRAY 3)SEEK GOD 4)TURN FROM OUR SINS
THEN WILL GOD HEAR US. THEN WILL GOD FORGIVE US. THEN WILL GOD HEAL OUR LAND BY SENDING REVIVAL
WE MUST SEE SIN FOR WHAT IT IS. THEN CONFESS IT, & REPENT OF IT. THEN IT NEEDS TO FORSAKEN. WAKE UP CALL CHRISTIN FRIEND GOD WILL NOT USE A DIRTY VESSEL
WE MUST DESIRE TO BE REVIVED IN MOST CASES WE DON’T WANT IT BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
ISAIAH 55: 6-7 “ SEEK YE THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND, CALL YE UPON HIM WHILE HE IS NEAR: “ LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAY, AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS,: AND LET HIM RETURN UNTO THE LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY UPON HIM; AND TO OUR GOD, FOR HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON. GOD WANTS TO SEND REVIVAL UPON THOSE WHO GENUINLY SEEK IT WE NEED A PERSONAL REVIVAL: OURSELFS GETTING RIGHT WITH GOD OUR FAMLIES NEED TO FALL INTO LINE OUR CHURCHES NEED TO GET RIGHT WITH GOD PASTORS NEED TO PREACH THE WORD & LIVE IT IT’S PEOPLE NEED TO DO THE SAME OUR COUNTRY NEEDS TO GET BACK TO IN GOD WE TRUST
I SAY WAKE UP AMERICA REVIVAL IS NOT TURNED ON & OFF LIKE A WATER FACET YET IF WE MEET GOD’S CONDITIONS. HE WILL & WANTS TO GIVE US REVIVAL “WILT THOU NOT REVIVE US AGAIN: THAT THY PEOPLE MAY REJOICE IN THEE? SHEW MERCY, O LORD, AND GRANT US THY SALVATION”
WAKE UP AMERICA
