Title: Revive
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please revive
Sum 3:1-2 06/7/23
Last week I saw a movie called “The Korean Peninsula”. In the first scene, the two Koreas are about to open the Gyeongui Line railway for inter-Korean reunification, but Japan threatens to fulfill the treaty of 100 years ago. About 100 years ago, the country was taken over by the Eulsa Treaty in 1907 due to the ambition of the Japanese imperialists and the strife of the nation. However, it is a film that shows Japan's intentions that are still opposed to the unification of North and South Korea. It is not a 100% historical fact because it is a movie, but it is clear that the national power was weak and lost national sovereignty through the Eulsa Treaty in 1907, the tragic end of King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong, the cunning of Japan that obstructed the reunification of South and North Korea, and from then on, Gojong faked the national chain Cho Jae-jin, a historian who claims to have made and used it, has been shouting for over 20 years. President Ahn Seong-gi overheard the story and orders him to mobilize all his national power to find the real national chain. However, we seem to see our reality and our future today, including conflicts with the prime minister, who is a representative of the established and realists who oppose this.
Although it is a movie, “it was actually destroyed by Japanese colonial rule because of lack of power, and even now, if there is no power, it is a reality that is made regardless of our will due to threats from foreign powers.”
So everyone! You must have power. The same is true spiritually.
If you do not have spiritual strength, you will be ridiculed by the devil, and you have no choice but to become food for the devil.
Therefore, we want to cultivate spiritual power, which is spiritual power.
The prophet Habakkuk said in the text, “May your work revive within a few years. “I pray earnestly. Revival means “to come back to life” in English as “Revival”.
As the song of revival says, the barren spirit repents and returns to God to be resurrected, to be restored, prosperous, and to enjoy blessings.
So, how can spiritual revival happen?
1. For spiritual revival, a prayer movement must first take place.
In verse 1, the prophet Habakkuk said, “May your work revive within a few years.” and prayed. The prophet is praying that God will save this nation again and bless this nation again so that God's power may be revealed through this nation. The “work of the Lord” here is “the preaching of the gospel”.
In Mark 1:38 it says, “Jesus also came to preach the gospel.”
True revival begins with “praying to spread the gospel.”
What are you praying for until now?
As a saint, what is the first topic you have prayed for so far?
To be rich, to be healthy, to be successful and to get ahead? Is the child going well? Above all else, the first subject that believers should pray for is, what God wants most is to pray for “the Lord’s work of preaching the gospel.”
If I pray for only my work to go well, such a person cannot be called a person who has God as Lord.
Everyone! Please pray earnestly for the revival of the Lord's work.
Please pray earnestly for God's will to be done on this earth.
I hope that you will experience the work of gradually revitalizing the church, the body of the Lord, as well as your own soul through prayer.
2. A thorough repentance movement must take place for revival.
In the second half of verse 2, the Prophet prays, “Even in your wrath, do not forget your mercy.” Revival is not something I do, nor is it achieved by human effort. Of course, it also requires human dedication and hard work. But revival comes only from God. However, the absolute condition for revival is “repentance.”
Only when we repent, our hearts are purified, our hearts become empty, and revival begins.
Therefore, even though the early church was remarkably revival, it started with repentance.
Why Church and Me? were you sent to this land? He said that when we clearly realize the purpose of God's creation and repent, there will be revival. Then he revealed that he had repented. Three of them would never be able to repent.
(1) I hated the pastor- I told him to go and repent.
(2) I stole money from my sister's wallet - go to her, repent and compensate her. (3) I ran into someone else's parked car and ran away. - Go to the police station and compensate if there was an accident report at that time. He said that he was procrastinating from day to day, but there was no peace in his heart, no joy in coming to church, and he was always anxious. So I went there and repented, so I couldn't be happier, and the world looked completely new. Now, there must be a repentance movement in our church. We believe that the work of revival will happen in the church only when we repent.
3. For revival, the Word movement must take place.
(Hab 3:2a) The words, “O LORD, I am amazed to hear of you,”
It is to listen to the word of God.
The rumors in this text are not rumors of this world, but good rumors about God.
It is a rumor about how God will work in the future and will help him.
We should not only listen to the rumors of the world, but also the rumors from God. ‘Rumors of the Lord’ are ‘the Word of God’.
No matter how harsh, negative, and hopeless the world's rumors may be, if we look to God, open our ears, and listen to God's voice, we will never be discouraged.
In Ezekiel 37, when the prophet Ezekiel prophesied God's words to the dry bones, when he commanded, "Hear the word of the Lord, ye dry bones, I will bring breath into you, and you will live." has been God's Word makes the impossible possible.
Like a dead person, even if you are at the bottom of a life that has nothing, if you listen to God's Word, hold onto it and obey it, the work of life and restoration will happen. Until your heart burns, listen to the Word of God and read it again.
4. For revival, the Holy Spirit movement must occur.
Zechariah 4:6 “It is not by force, not by might, says the LORD of hosts, but by my Spirit-Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, who helps us.
Therefore, I hope that you will open your heart wide and obey the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so that the Holy Spirit can work. Do not limit or resist the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Only when the Holy Spirit works, true repentance will occur, spiritual revival will be brought about, and life will be changed. Therefore, if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, your spirit will be restored, and you will be positive and grateful for everything, and you will be overflowing with joy when you worship. And you will boldly preach the gospel to those you meet, and you will live a victorious life on this earth.
Now we would like to conclude.
Everyone! Do you really want a revival?
To do that, you must first make a decision. Please pray with earnest desire for revival. - As the prophet Habakkuk cried out and prayed, “Lord! May it revive within a few years.” And if there is still a sin between God and me in us, please repent thoroughly. Also, listen to the word of God and obey it unconditionally, even if there is any loss. But we can't do it in our own strength. We believe that with the help of the Holy Spirit, our hearts will be revived and our church will be revived both quantitatively and qualitatively in the coming years.