Revival

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.”
Isaiah 57:15

After being given a tour of Bellevue Baptist Church, the late Pastor Adrian Rogers was asked by a group of pastors, "When did you get a vision for this great church and all of its worldwide ministries?" Pastor Adrian Rogers responded, “God never gave me a vision for this. He gave me a vision of Himself and this is the result.” 

Anyone who ever accomplished anything for God of eternal value did so because they saw God as He is, high and lifted up. When we see God as He is, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy, merciful and mighty,’ we will fall down before Him. We repent of the sin in our lives that becomes exceedingly sinful in view of His glory and grace. When we see both the satisfaction of His wrath for sin and demonstration of His love in the cross of Jesus, we sing, ‘Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe.’  When we hear the voice of our risen Savior, seated at the right hand of God ,saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” We respond, “Here I am! Send me.”  We make disciples!  When we see our spiritual poverty in light of the LORD's sovereign power, we pray without ceasing, knowing that apart from Christ we can do nothing. This is what true revival looks like, and it happens when we are rocked to the core of being before the presence of God. "We must remember that there is a difference between seeking revival from God vs. seeking God for revival (Daniel Henderson). We need a high view of God, and the rest will follow. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33