[This reflection was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 26/Jan/2020]
At the beginning of this new decade I believe God is calling us to a paradigm shift in our thinking and in our actions to bring in revival.
We have a new challenge as a church, either we stay as we are or we can move forward in power to really become a vibrant community that will have an impact on the people we meet on a daily basis.
Recently a young lady from England was studying at a Bible College in Canada and she felt God was saying to her go and stand outside the chapel where revival took place in 1904 in Wales, led by Evan Roberts. Jesus said as you stand outside this chapel on the pavement shout “Wakey wakey”. As she was obedient to the Holy Spirit’s prompting a large angel appeared to her and told her an even bigger angel would usher in the next revival in the U.K.
In the depths of my heart I long for God to move in power by the Holy Spirit and bring revival to our church. Evan Roberts encouraged people to confess their known sins, get rid of any doubts about the significance of God in their lives, obey the Holy Spirit and confess publicly that they would follow Christ. This is just as relevant today as it was then.
God wants to give us 2020 spiritual vision that the eyes of our understanding may be enlightened that we may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of His power towards us who believe. (Ephesians 1 v 18,19).
May this year be a turning point in all our lives to awaken that which is dormant and grasp the new year with excitement and anticipation of what lies ahead.
Every blessing,
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