Revival

July 18, 2011

Our mistake is that we want God to send revival on our terms. We want to get the power of God into our hands, to call it to us that it may work for us in promoting and furthering our kind of Christianity. We want still to be in charge, guiding the chariot through the religious sky in the direction we want it to go, shouting “Glory to God,” but modestly accepting a share of the glory for ourselves in a nice inoffensive sort of way. We are calling on God to send fire on our altars, completely ignoring the fact that they are OUR altars and not God’s….

– A. W. Tozer –

July 17, 2011

To look back upon the progress of the divine kingdom upon earth is to review revival periods which have come like refreshing showers upon dry and thirsty ground, making the desert to blossom as the rose, and bringing new eras of spiritual life and activity just when the Church had fallen under the influence of the apathy of the times, and needed to be aroused to a new sense of her duty and responsibility…. Every mighty move of the Spirit of God has had its source in the prayer chamber.

– EM Bounds –

July 11, 2011

The early church was acclimated to the upper room; today’s cultural 
church is acclimated to the supper room. Our church dinners are 
packed, our prayer rooms are empty, but we want apostolic power. 
Apostolic power follows apostolic succession.

– Derek Melton –

July 5, 2011

If you’re having trouble trying to figure out if you’re lukewarm, then let me help you out: If you’re not on fire for God in this life, then you’ll be on fire in hell during the next!

— Unknown –

July 1, 2011

There will be no great Revival until the people of God are deeply 
convicted of their need of holiness.

– Major Allistaire Smith –
(Salvation Army)

June 29, 2011

While women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight–I’ll fight to the very end!

– William Booth –

June 28, 2011

We preachers have the most serious job in the world.  It’s not to be popular, not to be nice.  It’s to get people to step out of darkness into the light.  Life is short.  Eternity is long.

– Leonard Ravenhill –

June 23, 2011

The soul is purged and prepared for union with the divine light just as the wood is prepared for transformation into the fire . . . by heating and enkindling it from without the fire transforms the wood into itself and makes it as beautiful as itself.

– St. John of the Cross –

June 17, 2011

Study the history of revival. God has always sent revival in the darkest days. Oh, for a mighty, sweeping revival today!

– Adrian Rogers Page –