When Revival Comes
I am one of those people that has been praying for God to revive His church and allow us to see another great movement of God across our nation. This was stirred in me as a college student when I began to pray for this very thing. I believe with all of my heart that God answered my prayer and said that I would get to experience a moving of His Spirit that truly changes things. In the twenty-four years since then, I have seen moments and glimpses of God’s presence and power showing up in amazing ways, but I am still praying for God to allow me to be part of a His doing a mighty work among us.
How will I know when that comes? We have seen things in 2023 that make me pray even more for us to get out of the way and get on board with what God wants to do.
There are some characteristics that are hallmarks of the moving of the Holy Spirit.
A true move of the Holy Spirit won’t glorify anyone or anything besides Jesus. It will always point people toward Jesus alone. It won’t be about a church, a pastor or a denomination.
True movements of the Holy Spirit are marked by deep conviction of sin that leads to confession and repentance. When the Holy Spirit moves, God’s people are called to higher levels of consecration and holiness. Secret sin, unforgiveness, worldly mindsets – all of that is challenged in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
When you truly encounter Jesus, you want others to encounter Him too. True revivals always empower waves of evangelism. In this way, a move of the Holy Spirit plants the seeds for more moves of the Holy Spirit.
