DEVOTIONAL :REVIVAL THROUGH PRAYER

Bible reading: Hosea. 6:2

Memory verse: Hosea. 6:1-6

Prayer is a divine mechanism that God gave Christians as a way if communicating with Heaven. It is also a very powerful weapon for spiritual warfare. A man who has a fervent prayer life walks with God: no journey can be more blessed and productive as the one taken with the Almighty God through prayer. Simple prayers offered for individuals, the local community,  the nation and the church were responsible for some of the great miracles and moves of God in different parts of the world. The Bible in James. 4:2 says:

Ye lust and have not,ye kill and desire to have but do not obtain. Yeah fight and war,  yet yeah have not because ur ask not"

This passage states so clearly that we can desire a thing to the point of killing for it, but this does not give a guarantee that we will get that desired thing.  The only thing that guarantees our getting  a lasting blessing is to ask in prayer.

When we talk of revival, it must be clear to all that there is never such a thing as revival if it doesn't start  with prayer. Every revival in history cane to be as a result of prayer. The great revival under Jonathan Edwards in the eighteenth century kicked off with his famous calk to prayer. David Brainard, Charles Finley, the Wesley brothers, the great revival of 1930 in Nigeria and the one that gave to the redeemed Christian Church of God all started with prayers. As a matter of fact, every true awakening and revival begins with prayers. The big question is :Do we need revival?

Taking a cursory look at happenings around  the world, we will see clearly that what the world needs now is revival, more so when we consider happenings within the body of Christ.  Things have deteriorated so badly, both the laity and the clergy have departed from the path of holiness and truth. Today the fruit of the Spirit are only evident in the lives of very few Christians. Many genuinely born again Christians are not only living in sin but are cold and operating far beyond expectation. The only solution to the problem to the problem of the church now is revival.  We must pray that God should revive us again, break through our self centered daily routines and fill us with the fire as of old in Jesus name.

God is especially pleased to answer any prayer that is focused on the revival of God's work and God's people. In my personal experience, fervent prayer always precede every great move of God. Even prophecies and revelations of God must be prayed into physical manifestation. Therefore as individuals, we need revival in our personal lives, we need revival in our local communities, and we need revival in our nation. The church of God also needs revival for renewal, rededicating and spiritual empowerment.


Culled from the RCCG Open Heavens devotional.