Revival
by Bruce Hines
In Genesis 1:2 we see the first mention of the Holy Spirit as moving.
So when Romans 8:14 talks about being led by the Holy Spirit, we see
those who are led by the Spirit are also moving, going somewhere, and
are always focused on a purpose and destiny. Through the Church, God’s
people, the Holy Spirit is moving to bring about a new creation,
mankind made in the likeness of God. Those who are yielding to this
administration are preparing themselves to be used in the greatest
revival that this world will ever experience, the harvest at the end
of the Age.
The whole world was shaken or stunned by the Welch and Azusa revivals.
At times throughout the bible, the world has been shaken by God; Mount
Sinai in Exodus and in Acts a jailhouse shook. People become fearful
during these times of shaking. Notice the ones who were not fearful,
those who prayed. I have noticed that there is always something
special in the heart of a truly mature travailing intercessor. They
seem to tremble from the inside so that when it happens on the
outside, they are calm and know exactly what to do. If you were to
shake your table, most of the items like the salt and pepper shakers
would fall over, yet a plate has a greater base, so it moves with the
shaking. Churches that focus on prayer, travailing intercession and
worship seem to have a greater base and quickly yield to the movement
of God. Before most earthquakes, the area experiences tremors. The
Church must yield to these tremors that come through salvation,
baptism of the Holy Spirit, healing, deliverance, prophecy and
miracles. When the earthquake comes, God moves, no man can stop it,
just as no man can stop an earthquake. Earthquakes bring fear and
panic, and so it will be at the end of this Evil Age, Hebrews
12:18-29.
True revival is a fearful thing, but a good fearful thing as Proverbs
1:7 says. It is never about how long you have been in the body of
Christ; it is how deep and diverse you are in the Holy Spirit. Those
that are immature, inexperienced, or insecure in the Holy Spirit will
turn to those who can stand under the shaking. Yet some will fall away
because they have served under a religious structure and we all know
the law can never transform, but condemns. Are we intimate with the
Lord like John the Apostle, or are we like Judas the Apostle, familiar
with Jesus?
So how do we prepare for this endtime move of God? We share the gospel
with the lost and we know that spiritual transformation in this area
is growing because we have led more people to Christ this year than
last. We also see that we are casting out more demons, healing more of
the sick, and the prophetic is clearer and more accurate than last
year. If we are not doing these things, we will be shaken and even
could stumble and fall. Here’s the question we all must face, whose
image, purpose and destiny are we reflecting in a growing and
transforming manner?
Bruce Hines – churchinoneaccord.org
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