Revival Quotes

I said there would be more on revival...

"Revival is like peeling back the layers of an onion." -Laine Johnson

In those layers are sinful habits and strongholds which need to be acknowledged and forsaken. Deeper sins lie beyond the surface. Someone pointed out additionally that the deeper one goes into an onion, the smellier it gets as well.

"Revival is messy." - Laine Johnson

It sure is. It messes with our schemes and plans. It messes with our pride and self sufficiency. It messes with our smug self righteousness. These are not things disposed of neatly.

"Revival is a painful process, like a scalpel cutting flesh. But in the end, if it does its job, healing can occur." -Laine Johnson

"In the eight years I've been on the road, I haven't seen revival break like this- and so early." --Wilson Green

"Lord, we have a little thimble of water standing in front of an ocean of what God can do."

-Wilson Green prayer

We saw just a little bit of the power of God manifested among us. There is so much more that God can and wants to do. Does our church realize the reservoir of power available to us? How easily satisfied we are, and often with so little!

"Christianity is countercultural."- Unknown

Christianity is a beast that cannot be tamed. Throughout the ages, attempts have been made to make it culturally acceptable and less objectionable to the masses. Today many attempts to "make the church relevant" to the unchurched at the end of the day emasculate the gospel and make it appear to be just another trend or fad. No one truly wants to be rejected, I am sure. However, the message of Christ requires radical acceptance and reordering of life and its priorities. The culture of the day -any day- stands opposed to that move. No, best to allow the faith of Christ to be what it is rather than attempt to make it more palatable to a fallen, sinful world.

In the previous post, I observed that each season of revival differs from others. But I expected that the revival team would quite often witness outbreaks of a move of the hand of God. Why is it different at my church? I have some thoughts, but they must be further processed before they can be shared.

I'd be interested in my reader's thoughts on this one. The ideas have been rolling around in my head for some time. This week I committed them to poetic form on paper:

"Desperation is the door.

Prayer is the key

That unlocks the door

To the room of revival."

Thoughts?