Revival

Revival

Father, in the name of Jesus, You have revived us again that

Your people may rejoice in You. Thank You for showing us

Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, and for granting us

Your salvation. You have created in us a clean heart, O God, and

renewed a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within us. You

have restored unto us the joy of Your salvation, and You are

upholding us with a willing spirit. Now we will teach transgressors

Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

We therefore cleanse our ways by taking heed and keeping

watch [on ourselves] according to Your Word [conforming our

lives to it]. Since Your [great] promises are ours, we cleanse

ourselves from ever ything that contaminates and defiles our

bodies and spirits and bring [our] consecration to completeness in

the (reverential) fear of God. With our whole hearts have we

sought You, inquiring for You and of You and yearning for You; O

let us not wander or step aside [either in ignorance or willfully]

from Your commandments. Your Word have we laid up in our

hearts, that we might not sin against You.

Jesus, thank You for cleansing us through the Word — the

teachings — which You have given us. We delight ourselves in

Your statutes; we will not forget Your Word. Deal bountifully with

Your servants, that we may live; and we will observe Your Word

[hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it].

Father, in the name of Jesus, we are doers of the Word and

not merely listeners to it. It is You, O Most High, Who has

revived and stimulated us according to Your Word! Thank You for

turning away our eyes from beholding vanity [idols and idolatry]

and restoring us to vigorous life and health in Your ways. Behold,

we long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness, give us renewed

life. This is our comfort and consolation in our affliction: that

Your Word has revived us and given us life.

We strip ourselves of our former natures — put off and

d i s ca rd our old unre n ewed selves — which ch a racteri zed our

p revious manner of life.We are constantly re n ewed in the spirit of

our minds — having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude; and we

put on the new nature (the re g e n e rate self ), c reated in God’s image,

( G o dlike) in true righteousness and holiness. Though our outer

man is (pro g ressively) decaying and wasting away, our inner self is

being (progre s s i ve ly) re n ewed day after day. H a llelujah! Am e n .

Scripture References (AMP)

Psalm 85:6,7 James 1:22

Psalm 51:10,12,13 Psalm 119:25

Psalm 119:9-11 Psalm 119:37,40,50

2 Corinthians 7:1 Ephesians 4:22-24

John 15:3 2 Corinthians 4:16

Psalm 119:16,17