As I begin this article, I want
to share first that what I am writing is not just an article but a deep stirring
and a passion in the depths of my heart. The Lord has recently even begun
stirring a deeper understanding and a deeper unction to see a national-level of
“Glory Revival Awakening” take place. There is such a powerful need of an
awakening in the body of Christ right now. In an awakening, a slumber and apathy
is loosed off a generation, and they awaken to the sovereignty and purposes of
the Lord for their generation that will impact the coming generations until the
Lord returns.
It is very important for us to
embrace and pray into this level of an Awakening in our nation. Psalm
33 it declares that the plans of many will come to nothing, but the
counsel of the Lord will stand firm, and blessed is the nation who has the
counsel of the Lord. The Lord loves to reveal His counsel to each
generation. The Word shows in Isaiah 58:12 that we can see a lasting
impact on the foundations of generations that lasts even until the return of
Christ:
"Those
from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the
foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the repairer of the
breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in." (Isaiah
58:12)
We need these three areas of
Glory Revival Awakening in the coming days: the sovereignty of the Lord, an
awakening of people to the full victory of the cross, and the Lord of the
harvest. As I share in this article a few thoughts on the topic of Glory
Revival Awakening, it will not be all-inclusive. There is much to say and study
on this powerful aspect of a national revival. But in our current society, we
are in need of a powerful Awakening that literally awakens a generation to truth
that sets us free and impacts the coming generations.
It is an amazing thing to see a
revival break out from the presence and power of the Lord. In a matter of weeks,
months, or a few years, a nation can be changed from decades of spiritual decay
and depravity into a new course of societal transformation in the Lord’s
purposes.
I can say with deep conviction
and with great expectation in the Lord that there has been a shift in the
atmosphere and that people want to walk and live in greater heights with the
Lord. I can feel this transition. In that type of atmosphere, people begin to
advance in their callings and purposes in the Lord that will in turn have
societal transformation impact in everyday living around
them.
“So the
Lord stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and the spirit of Joshua the son Jehozadok, the high priest, and the spirit of
the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of
hosts, their God.”(Haggai
1:14)
The phrase “stirred up”
in this verse means in the original Hebrew “to rouse, awaken, excite, raise up;
to incite; to arouse to action; to open one's eyes.” This same Hebrew word is
used 75 times in the Old Testament. It is used to describe how an eagle stirs up
its nest (Deut. 32:11),and also how a musical instrument is awakened or
warmed up before it is played (Psalm 108:2). It’s used in Isaiah
50:4 twice—when the Lord awakens the prophet each morning, and
when He awakens his ear to hear God’s message (from the Spirit
Filled Bible Word Wealth).
The Lord is arousing many in the
body of Christ deep within the inner man to press in even more, creating a
deeper hunger from the stirring of the Lord in the hearts of His people. I know
this to be true from what I have observed in our own meetings, conferences, and
schools. There is a drawing of the Lord for the hungry right now, a deep
stirring that brings a cry—a cry of Jeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me, and
I will answer you and show you great and might things, which you do not
know.”This is called holy desperation! The Lord initiates
the hunger; and as He stirs up our spirit, we respond by calling out to Him. He
answers us by showing us great and hidden mighty things we did not
know!
The word “mighty” there
means “inaccessible.” It means that it was once fortified, fenced in, and we
had no access, but now it has been opened up so that we can come in! He
gives us “clearance” to come in to a place where He reveals mysteries. This
creates a deeper longing and hunger in the hearts of His People as He begins to
reveal His plans and thoughts to individuals, churches, regions, and
nations.
Richest Blessings,
Keith
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