What Does It Take To Have Revival?

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. – 2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV

A. First Is What It’s Not

1. It is not a scheduled meeting that a church has.

2. It is not seeing lost people saved. Although, that is a product of revival.

3. It is what God sends down.

4. It is not what we work up.

I am convinced that you will not find any better formula for revival than you do here in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

B. THE PEOPLE OF REVIVAL  “If my people, which are called by my name”

1. It is God’s people who need revival. 

2. We need it on a daily basis. 

3. It is not lost people who need revival. 

4. A revival is not about getting the lost saved. 

5. It is about getting the saints living again. 

6. A saved person is the temple of God 

7. God does not move into a lost temple.

Isaiah 43:7, Psalms 100:3

C. THE PROCESS OF REVIVAL  “shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways”  Notice it’s a process!

1. Humility is the total realization that you can do nothing apart from God.

2. The Bible says, “Pride goeth before a fall”. “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Matthew 18:4, Matthew 23:12, James 4:6

3. And pray. There is a process to a revived heart. Humility must come before prayer can be effectual.

4. And seek my face. Knowing that we are walking in the presence of our Savior.

5. And turn from their wicked ways. How can you be right when you’re wrong?

D. THE PROMISE OF REVIVAL  “then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

1. I will hear from heaven.

2. I will forgive their sin.

3. I will heal their land.

Send a great revival in my soul

Send a great revival in my soul

Let the Holy Spirit come and take control

And send a great revival in my soul

God Bless You