Revival starts when we look in the mirror. Like the famous Michael Jackson lyrics from “Man in the mirror” “I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. No message could have been any clearer. If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make that change.”
God is relentless in His pursuit of His called out ones. We want, want, want from God, and all He wants is for us to acknowledge our sin and seek His face. Read His living word and let the message from His word begin the change in our hearts.
Every Sunday we gather in church and I look forward to the worship music. It really prepares your heart for the message. When I sing songs, it’s like a prayer flowing from my heart.
When you sing verses like this … “Open up the heavens we want to see You…..Your standing with us now. Lord unveil our eyes.”…. Be ready, because God just might make you take a good look in the mirror and reveal to you His holiness. Revelations 4: 8, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty.”
Don’t de value Who God is. Don’t over estimate His love, and don’t underestimate His justice. I believe today, many have lost sight of just how Holy, and Almighty God is. Yes He is a loving God, but He is also a just God who hates sin. God’s Holiness is the core of His being. If love was the core than everyone would go to heaven when they die. But that isn’t biblical. Sin was paid for by the blood of His Only Son, Jesus. Then love found a way.
Do you think God gives us up? If you think not, READ THESE VERSES below, and think again. Or better than thinking, PRAY! Especially verses 24, 26, and 28. If we exchange the truth for a lie, than we are the foolish ones.
Romans 1: 18-32, This scripture is so powerful. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart.
We serve a Holy God, and He deserves His rightful place in our hearts. He has given us free will to choose, Deuteronomy 30: 18-19. If we choose to continue to sin, or make right of wrongs, than we will suffer the consequences. If we continue to be foolish in our thinking, what we want, verses what God wants for us, He will give us over to just that. What is your life substitution for God? Here are a few other verses of God’s word to show you that God won’t wait forever, and will give us up to ourselves and our way of thinking…. Genesis 6: 3-5, Matthew 15: 14.
Romans 3: 10, Not one of us is without sin, not anyone! Look at this list and see if any of these fit you. I sure fit in and I want revival within myself. So I constantly talk to God for help daily…. Envy, murder, lying, gossip, pride, boastful, disobedient to parents, anger, anxiety, fear, gluttony, addictions, bitterness, controlled by emotions, drunkenness, drug dependent, greediness, hatred, homosexuality, idolatry, impatience, impure thoughts… and the list goes on…… Do you still think you don’t need a Savior, you don’t need to change, you have it all under control? I think you really need to fall on your knees and talk to God.
So what do we do? First confess your sin to God. Ask God to search your heart, Psalm 139: 23. He is faithful and just to forgive us, 1 John 1: 9, Psalm 32: 5.
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Kim
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