HAVE TEARS FOR REVIVAL

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer! I continue to have the urge and push to preach the good news  of Christ in season and out of season. ( 2 Timothy 4:2-5). The title of my message today is:" HAVE TEARS FOR REVIVAL?" The Bible  says, " They that saw in tears shall reap in joy."( Psalm 126:5). If there are no tears, hard work, sweating, and fainting, then there cannot be any  reaping and harvesting. This is the divine edict. When we have tears for revival as preachers and teachers of the Gospel, it is more than preaching with zeal.This is more than scholarly exposition.This is more than delivering sermons  of exegetical exactitude and homiletical perfection. Such a person, whether preacher or pew dweller, is appalled at the shrinking authority of the Church in the present drama of cruelty in the world. And he cringes with sorrow that men turn a deaf ear to the Gospel and willingly risk eternal hell in the process. Under this complex burden, his heart is crushed to tears. One of the greatest preacher and my mentor of our time Leonard Ravenhill said, " The true man of God is heartsick, grieved at the worldliness of the Church, grieved at the blindness of the Church, grieved at the corruption  in the Church, grieved at the toleration of sin in Church, grieved at the prayerlessness in the Church. He is disturbed that  the corporate prayer of the Church no longer pulls down the strongholds of the devil.( 2 Corinthians 10:3-6)  He is embarrassed that the Church folks no longer cry in their despair before a devil- ridden, sin- mad society," " Why could we not cast him out?"( Matthew 17:19).                  Many of us have no heart-sickness for the former glory of the Church, because we have never known what true revival is. We stagnate in the status quo and sleep easy at night while our generation moves swiftly to the eternal night of hell. Shame, shame on us! Jesus  whipped some money changers out of the temple; but before He whipped them, He wept over them. He knew how near their judgement was. The Apostle  Paul sent a tear- stained letter to the Philippian saints, writing:" I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that  they are the enemies of the cross of Christ" ( Philippians 3:18). Notice that he does not say they are enemies of Christ, they are, rather, the enemies of the cross of Christ. They deny or diminish the redemptive values of the cross. There are many like this today. The Church of Rome does not stand as an enemy of Christ; it traces heavily on His holy name. Yet it denies the cross by saying that the Blessed Virgin is co- redemptive. If this is so, why was she not also crucified? The Mormons use the name of Christ, yet they are stray on the atonement. Have we tears for them? Shall we face them without a blush when they accuse us of inertia at the  judgement Seat saying that they were  our neighbours  and an offense to us, but not a burden because they were lost? In my research I hear  that the Salvationists can scarcely read their flaming evangelical history without tears. Has the glory also of the evangelical revival under  Wesley ever gripped the hearts of the Methodists of today? Have they read  of the fire - baptized men in Wesley's team? Men like John Nelson, Thomas Walsh, and a host of others  whose names are written in the Book of Life; men persecuted and kicked in the streets when they held street meetings? Yet as their  blood flowed from their wounds, their tears flowed from their eyes. Yet today  we have few men and women who who have tears for the gospel of Christ. Many preach for self- profiting and self- gratification, instead of God's glory.( 2 Corinthians 2:17) Many people perish in their sins because of lack of knowledge, without any one telling them of the eternal love of Christ Jesus. Do the Pentecostals also look back with shame as they remember when they dwelt across the theological tracks, but with the glory  of the Lord in the midst? When they had a normal Church life, which meant nights of prayers, followed by signs and wonders, and diverse miracles,  and genuine gifts of the Holy Ghost? When they were no clock watchers, and their meetings lasted for hours, saturated with Holy Ghost power? Have we no  tears for these memories, or shame that our children know nothing of such power? Other denominations had their Glory Days of revival. Think of the mighty visitations and the earth- shaking revivals that used to take place many years ago. Are those days gone forever? Have we no tears for revival? The church is now full of lukewarm believers who are content with the mediocre. You may not know whether they are cold or warm, because they deny the mighty move of the Holy Ghost Fire! ( Revelation 3:15-16, Acts 4:30-32) The Church must have tears for a great revival that will see many souls being brought to Christ, as well as being healed and delivered from many sicknesses and diseases like in Jesus's days.( Matthew 4:23-24). Even at such a time as this, the world must have tears for a great revival, in order to save people from this COVID-19 pandemic. The world, continents and nations all over, must have tears for revival. The Church must not be a sleeping giant at such a time as this, but wake up and cry for a great revival, in order to save mankind from perishing. ( Ephesians 5:14-16).  Let us redeem the times because the days are evil. Many people are toiling and suffering,  because of the prevailing circumstances and therefore let rise up and shine as the Church of God, in order  to restore confidence and hope in people's lives. The Bible says, " Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee............". ( Isaiah 60:1-2). Arise and shine, for a great revival is coming to save  Nations across the whole world. " HAVE YOU NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL?" WAKE UP! Don't sleep like babies!  Have tears  for revival! Have tears for harvesting souls for the Kingdom of God. Have tears for the suffering fellow believers, relatives and friends. Have tears for the sick and down trodden! Have tears for corona virus sick patients! Have tears for families and marriages, that have been torn apart. I declare healing, restoration and deliverance, in the name of Jesus Christ! The Bible says," Then if my people will humble themselves and pray,  and search for me, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land." ( 2 Chronicles 7:14 Living Bible) Families, marriages, relationships, Businesses, Nations, and the world at large, need healing and restoration, in the name of Jesus Christ!(Joel 2:25-27) This is the time and hour for the tears of a great revival and deliverance, in the name of Jesus Christ! A turn around and restoration, is imminent for our lives!

Stop panicking and worrying, it shall be well with you, against all odds!

May God richly bless you!

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

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