AN AWAKENING

“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”

Isaiah 6:8

King James Version

We pray for revival but there has to be an awakening first.  We need to pray for an awakening instead of praying for revival.  It is impossible to revive something that hasn’t had an awakening.  One of the definitions I found in the dictionary for revive is “to make operative or valid again”.  If we have never been on fire for Jesus by serving Him and spreading His unconditional love to others, it is impossible to revive us. 

Ira B. Wilson wrote one of my favorite hymns “Out in the highways and byways of life”.  “Tell the sweet story of Christ and His love, Tell of His pow’r to forgive; Others will trust Him if only you prove True, every moment you live. Give as ’twas given to you in your need, Love as the Master loved you; Be to the helpless a helper indeed, Unto your mission be true.”  Are you loving others as Jesus loves you?  Do people know you love Jesus by your words and by your actions?

Are you serving Jesus?  If not, why aren’t you serving Him?  Jesus left His Father, His home and all that He had to come to earth and die on the cross for your sins.  It should be the heart’s desire of every Christian to serve Him.  One of my favorite hymns is “The Longer I Serve Him” by Bill Gaither.  “Since I started for the Kingdom, Since my life He controls, Since I gave my heart to Jesus, The longer I serve Him, The sweeter He grows. The longer serve Him, the sweeter He grows, The more that I love Him, more love He bestows; Each day is like heaven, my heart overflows, The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.”

What a joy and privilege it is to serve my precious Saviour.  I love Jesus with all my heart and one happy day I will see Him face to face.  If you want to have joy, stay in the presence of Jesus.  “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Psalms 16:11).  Are you serving Jesus?  If not, why aren’t you serving Him?

Joanne Lowe

August 21, 2019