REVIVAL - 2

Isaiah 57:15

For thus saith the High and lofty One who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and lofty place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

GOD SAID IT; I BELIEVE IT; THAT SETTLES IT!

When GOD speaks, every word is true. These are the Words of the LORD GOD when He says that He is the High and lofty One who inhabits eternity - He lives in the realm of the everlasting and never ending. GOD says that those who are contrite and humble in spirit will live with Him and He will revive the spirit of the humble and the heart of the contrite ones.

What does it mean to be contrite? Contrite means to be repentant, that means to confess faults unto GOD, the humble will also be repentant of sin. Notice the word "revive" that is used twice in the quotation above. I see revival as being resurrected to new life and only GOD can do that. 

What the Church, which is the Bride of Christ, needs most, is to repent and humble itself in the sight of the LORD; lay down before Him in humble adoration of Who He is and love Him with the whole heart. He promised, in Isaiah, to raise them up; He showed His power by raising JESUS from the dead; He will raise the humble and contrite who cry to Him day and night.

IF MY PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN AND FORGIVE THEIR SIN AND HEAL THEIR LAND. 

(II Chronicles 7:14)