Our readings in this series are from the book, Revived! Here is a brief excerpt from page 17:
“But revival – in the Biblical sense – is nothing other than a work of God, beginning in the soul, by which believers recognize their need for a closer attachment to God, confess and repent of all known sin, reach out to God for a greater measure of His saving mercy and grace, accelerate the pace of their journey toward Christlikeness, and bring the reality of the Kingdom to the world in all their words and deeds. In Scripture, God’s people seek revival with sorrow and regret for sins; they long for a fresh touch from the Lord, seek elevation to a higher plane of spiritual experience, and cry out for more consistent affections of joy, praise, hope, and boldness in the Lord.
“In short, revival is just a fuller and more constant experience of our redemption. It is The New Normal to which God has conveyed us by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. As such, revival is the daily need of every true believer, and the ultimate need of all who do not yet know Him. Without daily and increasing revival, Christian life becomes banal and lacking in power and joy. Without revival, life fills with doubt, distraction, dread, delusions, and disappointment, barely sustained by fleeting seasons of happiness, and an abiding mood of spiritual ennui combined with insatiable self-interest.”
For a limited time, you can order Revived! together with the previous book in our Read Moore series, The Church Captive, at no cost. Order copies for yourself and for a study group or companion. And you can download a free discussion guide for both books.
T. M. Moore
