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What, Exactly, is REAL "Revival"
Of course, we understand that "revival" means TO BE REVIVED, to be "made alive again", to be quickened or refreshed from a dead or dying condition. From a "wilting", "decaying" condition...individuals, and the Body of Christ as a whole, are wanting to be REVITALIZED and QUICKENED into newness of Life.
But how and where does this "revitalizing" takes place?
Let us look at nature. We see God and His Ways in nature. From nature we have excellent analogies of spiritual things. Look at a plant for instance. When a plant is wilting and beginning to die, what do we do? We begin to water profusely, refertilize, refurbish the soil, and whatever else will benefit the reviving of this plant.
Now, where does this attention first begin to affect this plant? It first must take place in the ROOTS. The reviving MUST begin in the roots. The water, the fertilizer...all the attention and nourishment must go to the root-system and enter into the plant THROUGH the Roots.
New Life and revitalizing virtue must be given and received in such a way that this "reviving" comes up through our very roots and changes us from our foundations, and from the inside-out.
Isaiah 37:31-32 "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again TAKE ROOT DOWNWARD, AND BEAR FRUIT UPWARD:
"For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this."
Realize also that just water being sprayed or dumped upon a plant does not do it any good. At least not until the water goes down into the soil and begins to enter the roots. In fact, water being sprayed upon a plant...from the top down, can cause burning, as the sun magnifies through the water and burns the leaves...
"And this is what is happening to many Christians as they seek revivals not understanding the dynamics and workings of My Spirit, saith the Spirit. The blind leaders, in their carnal zeal and understanding, are calling for a deluge of My Spirit...not realizing the danger of being burned from the outside-in, rather than being changed from the inside-out.
"Yes, I do counsel thee to amend your ways by seeking to understand Mine, the Lord is saying. The Rising and Shining of the "coming of the Son of Man" doth burn the outer crust of those that seek physical manifestation and surface experience.
"There is a burning beginning to take place even now. A spiritual burning, saith the Lord, as the burning of a field of grass so that fresh Life can spring up where weeds and thistles once thrived in a barren waste of no purpose. Even so doth the tares and weeds call ignorantly for revival...welcoming it upon their outer-man, so that unbeknownst to them their burning makes way for mine elect to blossom and beautify those same fields.
"The coming of the 'SUN' of Man is upon thee, saith the Lord, and even as His shining shall destroy the rebellious and self-willed, contrary-wise...His shining shall quicken and clothe My true sheep with Glory and eternal Virtue. Yes, He shall arise with healing in His wings for those that fear My name in the understanding of My ways, and for those that allow My Spirit and the Waters of revival to soak through to their very roots."
Remember, there were those that "rejoiced immediately" and then by and by they "withered away"? There were those that "had no ROOT in themselves" so endured for a time, but when persecution and affliction arose they were offended and fell away. (Matthew 13:18-23)
"Be ye warned by the counsel of My Spirit, saith the Lord, and be not moved nor be troubled at the vanities and strivings of the mixed multitudes seeking signs and wonders. YE shall be My signs and wonders, My precious and desirable ones, as I've called you out into the refinings and dealings of My Spirit, to reach even to the core and roots of thy being." Amen
Of course, we understand that "revival" means TO BE REVIVED, to be "made alive again", to be quickened or refreshed from a dead or dying condition. From a "wilting", "decaying" condition...individuals, and the Body of Christ as a whole, are wanting to be REVITALIZED and QUICKENED into newness of Life.
But how and where does this "revitalizing" takes place?
Let us look at nature. We see God and His Ways in nature. From nature we have excellent analogies of spiritual things. Look at a plant for instance. When a plant is wilting and beginning to die, what do we do? We begin to water profusely, refertilize, refurbish the soil, and whatever else will benefit the reviving of this plant.
Now, where does this attention first begin to affect this plant? It first must take place in the ROOTS. The reviving MUST begin in the roots. The water, the fertilizer...all the attention and nourishment must go to the root-system and enter into the plant THROUGH the Roots.
New Life and revitalizing virtue must be given and received in such a way that this "reviving" comes up through our very roots and changes us from our foundations, and from the inside-out.
Isaiah 37:31-32 "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again TAKE ROOT DOWNWARD, AND BEAR FRUIT UPWARD:
"For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this."
Realize also that just water being sprayed or dumped upon a plant does not do it any good. At least not until the water goes down into the soil and begins to enter the roots. In fact, water being sprayed upon a plant...from the top down, can cause burning, as the sun magnifies through the water and burns the leaves...
"And this is what is happening to many Christians as they seek revivals not understanding the dynamics and workings of My Spirit, saith the Spirit. The blind leaders, in their carnal zeal and understanding, are calling for a deluge of My Spirit...not realizing the danger of being burned from the outside-in, rather than being changed from the inside-out.
"Yes, I do counsel thee to amend your ways by seeking to understand Mine, the Lord is saying. The Rising and Shining of the "coming of the Son of Man" doth burn the outer crust of those that seek physical manifestation and surface experience.
"There is a burning beginning to take place even now. A spiritual burning, saith the Lord, as the burning of a field of grass so that fresh Life can spring up where weeds and thistles once thrived in a barren waste of no purpose. Even so doth the tares and weeds call ignorantly for revival...welcoming it upon their outer-man, so that unbeknownst to them their burning makes way for mine elect to blossom and beautify those same fields.
"The coming of the 'SUN' of Man is upon thee, saith the Lord, and even as His shining shall destroy the rebellious and self-willed, contrary-wise...His shining shall quicken and clothe My true sheep with Glory and eternal Virtue. Yes, He shall arise with healing in His wings for those that fear My name in the understanding of My ways, and for those that allow My Spirit and the Waters of revival to soak through to their very roots."
Remember, there were those that "rejoiced immediately" and then by and by they "withered away"? There were those that "had no ROOT in themselves" so endured for a time, but when persecution and affliction arose they were offended and fell away. (Matthew 13:18-23)
"Be ye warned by the counsel of My Spirit, saith the Lord, and be not moved nor be troubled at the vanities and strivings of the mixed multitudes seeking signs and wonders. YE shall be My signs and wonders, My precious and desirable ones, as I've called you out into the refinings and dealings of My Spirit, to reach even to the core and roots of thy being." Amen