Friday, April 25, 2008

Revival is our Destiny

Focus: Spiritual Renewal

Destiny. The very word is pregnant with promise. There is destiny in revival. It is declared from the old Scriptures to the New Covenant. You will find the promise in a variety of terminology: outpouring, latter rain, in gathering, harvest, and “on all flesh.” Many metaphors declare an abundance of return on the investment for souls. Even Christ’s death was stated to be for “the sins of the world.” This is not a “high risk venture” or a Las Vegas gamble. Just as sure as there was a singular sacrifice there will be multiplied salvation. As sure as the Christ was crucified the sinner can be sanctified.

The ultimate price for the redemption of souls was the shed blood of Calvary. How many souls can be purchased by one man’s blood? When it is the blood one who owns the cattle on a thousand hills and one who uses the most precious metal known to man for paving material in his heavenly city, there should be no concern of an overdraft on the payment of the debt of souls. The purchase comes from the abundance of riches in his grace. Accept the payment and ... keep the change!

“Straight is the gate and narrow is the way, few there be that find it,” declared Jesus; but there are billions of souls living and millions more past and future. In the face of billions surely there are millions destined to be a part of the church called by his name. “Us four and no more,” must never be our view of the church or of God’s plan for the latter day revival.

We are an important part of a world wide church of power and evangelism. “The whole Gospel to the Whole world,” is our motto. A world view is our vision, dynamic growth is our dream. End-time revival is Holy Ghost assured. Call it fate, a stroke of good fortune, chance, or happenstance. Call it what you will... Revival is our destiny!

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