2 Chronicles 7:14-15-If my people who are called by my name,will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn away from their wicked ways,then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Vs 15-Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place

James 4:6-But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

James 5:17. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for 3 ½ years.18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Habakkuk 3:2: A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.

Zachariah 8:21. And the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.

KEY THOUGHT

With persistent prayers, there is no land too hard for the Holy Spirit to work. There is no church too dead , no family too dead and there is no country too closed to the gospel-The answer is prayer.

The world is desperate for revival. Hearts have grown cold, churches are struggling, and spiritual apathy has crept in.

But history has shown that when people cry out to God in prayer, He responds with a mighty outpouring of His Spirit.

Revival is not just an event, or a dream, it is a supernatural move of God that brings renewal, passion and transformation. It is when dry bones come to life, when hearts burn again for Jesus, and when the church awakens from its slumber to shine brightly in a dark world.

Habakuk 3:2. “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our days, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.

THE RESULTS OF SPIRITUAL REVIVAL

1. When a Church awakens to a fresh love for God
2. When sin is confessed and people turn back to righteousness
3. When the Holy Spirit moves powerfully bringing healing, deliverance and salvation.

Some of the greatest revivals in history include:

1. The Pentecost Revival ( Acts 2).The Holy Spirit fell and thousands were saved.
2. The greatest awakenings of the 18th century to 19th Century. Entire nations turned back to God
3. The Azusa Street Revivals in 1906 led by William J.Seymour in Los Anggeles.A powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit that spread world- wide. It was a pivotal event in the rise of modern Pentecostalism.
4. The Welsh Revival of 1904 and 1905 that brought social and religious change throughout Wales led by Evan Roberts.

All these revivals began with prayer-humble people seeking God with all their hearts.

WHY DO WE NEED REVIVAL

Too many believers today are lukewarm-they are comfortable, distracted ,and far from the fire of God.

Churches have lost their passion, and many live powerless lives; But revival is God’s way of shaking us awake and calling us back to Him.

We need revival because;

1. many have lost their first love for Jesus ( Rev.3:15-16) “I know your deeds,that you are neither cold nor hot.I wish you were either one or the other’So you are lukewarm neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of mouth”
2. the church has become more focused on programs than on God’s presence.
3. The World is growing darker and we need the fire of the Holy spirit to shine.

REVIVAL IS NOT OPTIONAL-REVIVAL IS URGENT

2 Chronicles 7:14

Every great move of God has been birthed through prayer.it is not our eloquence, our programs, our or efforts that bring revival.

It is humble and desperate prayer that moves the hand of God.

1. Prayer ignites revival. It prepares the heart for God’s presence.
2. Prayer removes spiritual barriers-it breaks chains and remove distractions.
3. Prayer invites the Holy Spirit-it creates a space where God can move powerfully.

Before the Holy spirit was poured out at Pentecost, the disciples were in constant prayer (Acts 1:14). Before the historical revivals, people prayed for many years. The Murovian revival in German, people prayed for 100 years.

Today God is looking for intercessors who will cry out “Revive us again Lord!

Revival begins with prayer. Before God moves in a church, a city, or a nation, he first moves in the hearts of individuals.

I now call you to pray and cry out to God with passion

Confess: Psalm 51:10- “create in me a pure heart God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me”

 FATHER

I confess that my heart has grown cold. My love for you has been distracted, weakened, and overshadowed by the things of this world. But today, Lord I surrender my life again. Set my heart on fire for you! Renew my passion for your presence. Awaken my soul and fill me with a fresh hunger for your word, your voice, and your will.

Let revival begin in me.

In Jesus’Name.AMEN