If a Revival Is to Come... the Great Deep Will Have to Be Broken Up.
A true revival requires a deeper conviction of sin and a greater reliance on the power of the Spirit for self-sacrifice and devotion.
Andrew Murray emphasizes that for a true revival to occur, it must be accompanied by a profound conviction of sin and the recognition of our complacency in the face of a dying world. He calls for a breaking up of the 'great deep' within us, exposing the formalities and self-indulgences that hinder our spiritual growth and commitment to God's mission. Murray stresses that judgment must begin within the church, urging believers to reflect on their lives and worship in light of God's call to deeper devotion and self-sacrifice.
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If a revival is to come, greater, deeper, broader than any that has yet been, one great part of its power will be in the conviction it will bring of the sin and shame of all the carnal ease, and comfort, and self-indulgence in which we have been living, while the dying, perishing world which has been given into our charge was waiting for us, and the infinite love that had entrusted itself to us, was mourning that we were so slow to go and tell of it.
The conviction of sin must be greater, deeper, broader, than we have known it. Judgment will have to begin at the house of God. The great deep will have to be broken up. The formality and worldliness, the selfishness and self-confidence and self-complacency of much of our religion will have to be revealed in the light of the actual life, and worship, and devotion, and self-sacrifice in the power of the Spirit to which God has called us.
(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 59)
Sermon Outline
- The Conviction of Sin
- Judgment Begins at the House of God
- The Power of the Spirit
- Self-sacrifice and devotion
- In the light of actual life and worship
Key Quotes
“The great deep will have to be broken up.” — Andrew Murray
“The conviction of sin must be greater, deeper, broader, than we have known it.” — Andrew Murray
Application Points
- We must be willing to confront the formality and worldliness in our own lives and in our churches.
- We must rely on the power of the Spirit for true self-sacrifice and devotion.
- We must go and tell the dying and perishing world about the infinite love that has been entrusted to us.