Day 152: The Spirit Of Your Revival Has Arrived!
Read: Isaiah 11:1 - 10
Most people feel a bit uneasy when they see an ambulance racing down
the road. At First, it catches us off guard, and, then, all other
vehicles try to get to the side of the road so that the speeding
ambulance has a clear path through the traffic. Sometimes I have also
noticed that people will try to out race the ambulance to their turn so
they wont have to pull over. Those flashing lights blaring sirens send a
somber message; someone is in desperate need of help. Often times, a
speeding ambulance puts things
in perspective. Not only is it an obvious sign that someone is hurting, but also reminds us that we are all too mortal ourselves. We'll all need help at one point or another. We all need to feel revival sometimes.
It also very much helps us to know that there is a source of help that
we can call on when we really need it - prayerfully a reliable source
that will know exactly what to do when called on. It is critical to ourselves,
our families, our friends, our neighbors whom we do not know that
we can pick up a phone, or some other means of two way
communication, relate what the issue is to the person on the other end,
and hear the words "I understand, help is on the way", "help will soon
be there". That moment in the midst of a personal crisis when we can
briefly take a step back and catch our self is likewise critical to our personal survival and spiritual well being. God hears prayer! God hears your spirit crying out to Him.
That’s the very same message God gave to the people of Judah in the
eighth century B.C. and to us today. To them, and to us, Isaiah says,
"Hang on. HELP HAS ARRIVED. Someone has come to save you--someone
uniquely qualified for the job. From verses 1 - 3 'There shall come
forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of
his roots. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit
of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the
fear of the Lord.' I. He has the Spirit’s anointing on his head. II. And
he carries the garments of your revival with Him. He is ever so ready to clothe you.
He Has the
Spirit’s Anointing on His Head. Just as an ambulance seems to come out
of nowhere, Isaiah tells us that help is coming from an unexpected
place. Consider that the bulk of the first half of Isaiah’s book is
about how Judah was on its way to destruction, because of its sins of
idol-worship and so much more. God was going to level Judah like a
lumberjack clear-cutting a forest, one who leaves nothing behind but
stumps. But then suddenly, a sprout would come up from the stump of
David's tree. A baby was born to a poor couple, laid in a manger. As we
move thru Lent, God seems like that lumberjack, our
spiritual forests will be hopelessly laid to waste. Be assured, Your Spirit of Revival has already arrived!
Let Us Pray: O God, Giver of life and truth and grace, we gather today
in a spirit of great thanksgiving for all Your mercies. We praise Your
faithfulness to Your people throughout the ages, and for the gift of
Jesus, son of David, Son of God, this child from David’s line, upon whom
the Spirit of the Eternal One alights and rests. This Son of God in
whom we have remission of our sin and renewal of our hearts. Receive each one of us as we come before You in humility and prayer. Revive us, re clothe us again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgukTjyCMX8
Revival by Robin Mark with Lyrics
www.youtube.com
From album Revival in Belfast.
Read: Isaiah 11:1 - 10
Most people feel a bit uneasy when they see an ambulance racing down the road. At First, it catches us off guard, and, then, all other vehicles try to get to the side of the road so that the speeding ambulance has a clear path through the traffic. Sometimes I have also noticed that people will try to out race the ambulance to their turn so they wont have to pull over. Those flashing lights blaring sirens send a somber message; someone is in desperate need of help. Often times, a speeding ambulance puts things
in perspective. Not only is it an obvious sign that someone is hurting, but also reminds us that we are all too mortal ourselves. We'll all need help at one point or another. We all need to feel revival sometimes.
It also very much helps us to know that there is a source of help that we can call on when we really need it - prayerfully a reliable source that will know exactly what to do when called on. It is critical to ourselves, our families, our friends, our neighbors whom we do not know that we can pick up a phone, or some other means of two way communication, relate what the issue is to the person on the other end, and hear the words "I understand, help is on the way", "help will soon be there". That moment in the midst of a personal crisis when we can briefly take a step back and catch our self is likewise critical to our personal survival and spiritual well being. God hears prayer! God hears your spirit crying out to Him.
That’s the very same message God gave to the people of Judah in the eighth century B.C. and to us today. To them, and to us, Isaiah says, "Hang on. HELP HAS ARRIVED. Someone has come to save you--someone uniquely qualified for the job. From verses 1 - 3 'There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.' I. He has the Spirit’s anointing on his head. II. And he carries the garments of your revival with Him. He is ever so ready to clothe you.
He Has the Spirit’s Anointing on His Head. Just as an ambulance seems to come out of nowhere, Isaiah tells us that help is coming from an unexpected place. Consider that the bulk of the first half of Isaiah’s book is about how Judah was on its way to destruction, because of its sins of idol-worship and so much more. God was going to level Judah like a lumberjack clear-cutting a forest, one who leaves nothing behind but stumps. But then suddenly, a sprout would come up from the stump of David's tree. A baby was born to a poor couple, laid in a manger. As we move thru Lent, God seems like that lumberjack, our
Let Us Pray: O God, Giver of life and truth and grace, we gather today in a spirit of great thanksgiving for all Your mercies. We praise Your faithfulness to Your people throughout the ages, and for the gift of Jesus, son of David, Son of God, this child from David’s line, upon whom the Spirit of the Eternal One alights and rests. This Son of God in whom we have remission of our sin and renewal of our hearts. Receive each one of us as we come before You in humility and prayer. Revive us, re clothe us again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgukTjyCMX8
Revival by Robin Mark with Lyrics
www.youtube.com
From album Revival in Belfast.
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