It was Samuel Chadwick who said, “Brethren, the crying sin of the church is her laziness after God.” We live in a day when the church needs to be renewed. When I was a young preacher, not yet 20 years old, a friend gave me Leonard Ravenhill’s book entitled Revival Praying. His concluding sentence gives us the formula for revival in the body of Christ. Ravenhill wrote, “Revival can be brought to this generation by prayer, by faith, by cleansing and by obedience to the will of God.” Let’s think on these things today.
 
1. Prayer-Are you spending time seeking after God? Or are you lazy after God? The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
 
2. Faith-It has been said that faith has three distinct stages: The faith that reckons, the faith that rests and the faith that risks. Faith counts a thing as so, when it is not so, in order that it may be so.
 
3. Cleansing-If we have unconfessed sin in our lives, we should confess it to God. He promises to hear us, forgive us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness.
 
4. Obedience-What is it today that you know God has commanded you to do that you are not doing? That item stands in the way of revival. Faith without obedient works is a dead faith. Step out today into obedience and watch the Father go to work.
 
We need to have revival. Join me today in pursuit of God.
 
Pastor Ted Traylor