How to Pray for Revival

Ray Ortlund on How to Pray for Revival:

Revival is a gift from heaven. We don’t work it up. God sends it down.

When Jonathan Edwards described the awakening in his church, he had to use words like “surprising,” “extraordinary” and “astonishing.” The Bible says of the early church that “awe came upon every soul” (Acts 2:43). We can’t program that into our worship: 10:45 am – Awe comes upon every soul.

Since revival is of God, we should pray for it. But how? The Bible teaches us how to pray; Isaiah 63:15-64:12 is a biblical prayer for revival.

He then briefly develops these points:

Longing for the Love of God

Lamenting Our Own Hardness

Longing for the Presence of God

Lamenting Our Own Sinfulness

Longing for the Touch of God

Final Appeal

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