Why does revival barely last one generation? Why don’t we reproduce sincere believers who carry this on? Who do we blame? What does it take to be a sincere believer, to remain that and to grow into maturity enough to reproduce like kind? Why does it die with the current generation? Have you thought about that?

Could it be that “revival” isn’t real, transforming? Rather it is something to be enjoyed, but kept away from wounding our heart. Nothing is required of us during a “move of the Spirit”. It is all done for us. Spiritually transforming personal revival is for the few that will settle for nothing less. All the rest of the people are along for the ride warming their feet from the fire that is in someone else. Then they are disappointed when it ends.

We raise children to be nice (Christian-like). It all looks so nice. Is that what we want? Am I really content if they attend church regularly?

Are we satisfied with that much? Are we content with ‘churchianity’? 

Are my children truly born again? 

Have they experienced true gut-wrenching repentance? 

Have they experienced the wonderful mercy of God after such repentance? 

Yes? No? 

Maybe they aren’t really born again. Maybe they’ve said a prayer, but it was just words. 

What if Jacob, having wrestled with an angel, got up the next morning with no damage done to his body? Maybe we enjoy the revival but don’t want Him, desperately all the time. Do we need Him, or do we have all we need with ‘revival’? Rev. 3:14-20. We have revival, people, enthusiasm, and don’t need God anymore. We want to be entertained. We stop pursuing God with our whole heart. We love the revival and not Him with our whole heart.

We don’t let it take over our lives. We say, “bring us revival, O God, but don’t slay me. I don’t want this transforming experience for my children, the next generation so much that You need to cripple me for life, to take over my life. To end my carnal life here and now. No, I still want to be and have what I want. I don’t want to pay the price. The spiritual welfare of the next generation isn’t important enough to me. 

Many don’t  want real personal revival because the flesh will suffer and, believe me, it is not painless. It  wounds and rips the flesh to shreds leaving us with only Him. But, do you want it? The abundant life comes no other way. It is His life in us and He waits to give it to the one who will settle for nothing less. Are you one of those who want God at any cost?

That will be a real, life-transforming revival. Lasting revival. Not revival based on feelings, songs, or enthusiasm. Nothing will shake it. It will not fade. It will compel us to intercede for others, our children, friends etc. to receive such a revival. Bring them to the place where they are compelled to repent and seek for God’s mercy. Do you want this?

Will we sacrifice our lives so the next generation will have a life-transforming, life-shattering encounter with God, where their lives are ruined for anything except God? Where the world and their flesh is really crucified to them? Where they, in turn, sacrifice their soulish life for the next generation? Do we want this? Will we pay the price? 

If this isn’t for you, then you can continue to go to church, sing the songs, be happy if the service was “blessed”, listen to a nice sermon then go home no different. Your throne is safe. You sit comfortably there ruling your little life.

But, remember this. I’m convinced that real revival can last more than one generation if we want it badly enough.