HAVE WE NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS

 

 

 

 

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer!

The title of my message is: "HAVE WE NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS?"

 

The Bible says, " Even now, turn back your heart and rededicate yourselves to Me; Show me your  repentance by fasting, weeping,  and mourning.  Rip the wickedness out of your hearts; don't just tear your clothing.  Now return to the Eternal,  your True God. 

You already know He is gracious and compassionate. He does not anger easily and maintains faithful love. He is willing to relent and not harm you. Who knows? Perhaps He will turn and relieve you of this threat, and leave behind some blessing as He goes -Maybe enough grain and wine to offer to the Eternal, your True God?" ( Joel 2:12-14 VOICE).

 

Is the current prevailing situation not similar to what was obtaining in the scripture above, which warrantied a change in people's hearts through genuine repentance and rededication to God. 

There is a lesson which must be learnt and understood by mankind about corona virus, at such a time as this, which must cause people to have sincere tears for weeping and repentance.

 

This would not have just come at such a time as this, when people are preparing for the critical moment on the Christian calendar, the  Easter revival. It means this year, God has brought a change in terms of worship during the Easter period throughout the whole world, where we shall see individuals and families confined in private and family closets for praise and worship, while seeking God's face. ( Psalm 91:1-2, 2 Chronicles 7:14-15).

 

Indeed this must open our hearts for true circumcision and repentance.

The scripture in Joel 2:13 says that we must rip the wickedness out of our hearts; don't just tear our clothing. 

So in other words Jesus must find free repentant space in our hearts, as the Lord remembers us at such a time as this.

 

If you truly reflect and imagine that all other things we considered in life to be important, such as employment, external entertainment, flights, restaurants, hotels, businesses, formal and informal sectors, banking halls and trade markets have all come to a stand still, due to the Covid- 19 ( corona virus).

 

There is a serious lesson which we must all learn from this prevailing situation, which must cause us to all have a change of mind and worship God in truth and in spirit.(John 4:24)

This is  a warning and  confirmation that all  other things are vanity; save for fearing God and worshipping Him alone. ( Deuteronomy 29:29, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).  " The last and final word is this: Fear God. Do what he tells you. And that is it. Eventually God will bring everything that we do out into the open and judge it according to its hidden intent, whether it's good or evil." ( Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 MSG)

 

Lord, teach us to pray and worship you genuinely.

In order for prayer to become a reality, things that can be shaken must be shaken so that what cannot be shaken may remain".( Hebrews12:27) 

 

Brethren in Christ, once again this situation also shows that God is God, and He can do whatever he wants any time and no one can stop him, because he is supreme and above all things.

Let me also mention that as we rend our hearts for true worship, God longs to see your heart transformed into a house of prayer. Why? Because there is so much he longs to do for you and through you.

 

Therefore as you begin to pray, a divine progression will take place within you. Let me explain what I mean.

Jesus became angry when he found money changers and buyers conducting business as usual in the House of the Lord. He had to drive everyone forcefully out of the temple.

Before the amazed onlookers could react, Jesus was back, this time to overthrow the tables and seats of the money-changers and dove -sellers.

 

Jesus said, " My house will be called a house of prayer, " but you are making it a "den of robbers" ( Matthew 21:12-16) . At the same time the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them there amid the laughter and happy hossanas of children.

 

In the above scripture verses, First Jesus cleansed the temple, causing it to become a house of purity.( v 12) 

Then he pronounced that it would be called a house of prayer( v 13).

Next the temple was transformed into a house  of power as the blind and lame came to him and he healed them there( v14).

And finally, the temple became a house of perfect praise( v16).

 

Shouldn't this same progression take place in the church  and in the individual believer today?  Certainly we pray that after the end of this corona- virus, there must be a serious change and great revival in people's lives, as God gives us another chance to live and worship him in truth and in spirit. ( John 4:24).

 

The scripture also says," Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?( 1 Corinthians 3:16).

You and I are part of the church that is in the habitation of God through the Spirit( Ephesians 2:20-22).

 

But sadly, our temples, too, are often polluted by grasping greed, maneuvering motives and selfish sins.

It is a mockery for believers to talk one way and live another.

God will not bless an impure church.

His church will not become a house of power and perfected praise, until it allows the Holy Spirit to purify its sanctimonious soul  and transform it into a house of prayer.

 

This is what must happen after this phase of lockdown, separation and isolation, due to covid-19( corona - virus), as we expect many people to " Have tears For Revival and Repentance.

Never has the world at large had a common goal and unity of purpose towards such a cause like the Covid-19(corona virus).

 

There has been rumours of war and other devastating catastrophes, but nothing of this kind of unity has ever happened before.

I persuade you brethren in Christ, that you must now all present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, as you start on a new note, while the Lord is  giving you another chance to live. 

 

Let us all utilize this opportunity to renew our minds with the word, in order to do the will of God "(Romans 12:1-2).

 

HAVE YOU NO TEARS FOR REVIVAL AND REPENTANCE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS?" 

 

May God richly bless you!                 

 

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com

Cell:263778495363