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What the World Reads

We are an open book to our unbelieving neighbors.

Revival! (1)

Restore us, O L
ORD God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine,
And we shall be saved!
Psalm 80.19

Ministers of Scotland: Lectures on Revival
The Rev. John Bonar, Minister of Larbert and Dunipace
“The only book of Christian doctrine or of Christian evidences, which most men can think of reading is the lives of professed Christians. From these they judge what it is to be a Christian, and what claims Christianity has on them. Alas, this book has in times past been indeed dark and deluding: many blots on the fairest lines; many blanks in the most important passages. Hence the mockery and triumph of the wicked – hence the suspicion and murmuring of pretended friends. But when God sends a time of refreshing to the church these blots are dried up, these blanks are filled, the lines of truth become broad and clear…”

Unbelievers who “read” our Christian lives these days are not all that impressed. To many, it does not appear that the faith of Christ is real, or that it makes any difference. Christians talk a lot, and get indignant about all manner of things, but when it comes to the evidence of holiness, love, and sacrificial service to others – well, the book of too many of our lives looks like one of those blank pages journals you can get at the book store. But the same was true 200 years ago in Scotland, and despite that condition, revival broke out where Christians repented of their sins and joined to seek the Lord for revival. All the more reason to believe we should be seeking the Lord for revival today. Many Christians are counseling a kind of “hunkering down” against the growing threat of secularism. Get ready for tough times. Tough times may indeed come, but Jesus never hunkered down in the face of anything. He looked up, pressed, on, and prevailed. So can we. Come on, let’s give our unbelieving neighbors some new reading material.

Is your preaching and teaching clearly pointed at “filling” the blank pages of the lives of those you serve?

Preparing for Revival

Perhaps most pastors fall into the category of those who do not expect to see a great revival and worldwide awakening in our lifetime. But just in case God chooses to do what He has done many times throughout the history of the Christian movement, we do well to prepare for it. Join us online once a month to pray for revival. Surely you can spare 30 minutes, once a month, to join with other pastors and church leaders to seek the Lord for revival, according to His Word? We’re looking for men who will commit to seeking the Lord for revival together. If you’re interested, write to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and I’ll give you a list of available times. Or we can discuss beginning a new group to pray for revival at a more suitable time.

To help you in preparing for revival, we have two brief books that won’t take you more than an hour to read. Preparing Your Church for Revival tells you what to expect as the Lord begins to move, and shows you how to get ready even now (click here). Restore Us! provides the rationale and means for praying together for revival. It includes 12 psalms to guide your times of praying together (click here).

All quotations in this series are taken from Ministers of Scotland,Lectures on Revival, Richard Owen Roberts, ed. (Wheaton: Richard Owen Roberts, Publishers, 1980). Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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