Revival Today
Revival is God's present-day answer to Satan, a continuous and ongoing process of walking in a daily walk with Jesus.
Norman Grubb emphasizes the Holy Spirit's presence in the Body of Christ as God's continuous response to Satan's attacks, manifesting in revival power through believers. He stresses the importance of recognizing sin as sin, confessing it in agreement with God, and experiencing the cleansing power of the Blood of Jesus. Grubb highlights that revival is not a distant event but a daily walk of conviction, confession, and cleansing, leading to overflowing joy. He encourages individuals and churches to share these revival experiences in fellowship, transmitting revival to others and spreading it throughout the Church.
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The Holy Spirit in the earthly Body of Christ has always been God's continuous answer to the assaults of Satan. He is now in His Body, ever seeking to release Himself in power through His people. And that is another way of speaking revival. We believe that God's answer to Satan today is constant, world-wide revival, and we do not believe this comes in some far-off event. Some of us are seeing Him working in revival power in our lives and those of others. It is no difficult thing. The Reviver always witnesses to the Blood. The Blood always cleanses from sin. Sin is always recognized when we call anything in our lives which is less than God's perfection, what He calls it, SIN, and no longer call it by some less humiliating name, such as infirmity, natural make-up, weak spot, nerves, difficult circumstances, or difficult neighbor.
To confess my sins is to call them what God calls them (for the word "confess" means to "speak the same thing") and the Blood never cleanses excuses, but always cleanses confessed sin. Conviction in the light of God, confessing, cleansing, cups running over - that is continuous revival. And when these continuous gracious dealings with the Lord in our daily lives are shared in fellowship with others, that is revival transmitted. It is as simple as that. Individuals and churches world-wide are beginning to experience and walk, this daily walk with Jesus, this revival walk with Him and one another.
Revival is as near to us as that; indeed it is in our heart and in our mouth, as Paul said. This is God's present-day answer to Satan and it is within reach of us all - to walk the revival way ourselves, to learn to walk it in two's and three's in our homes, to walk it as church communities and to pray for the immediate spread of it through the whole Church.
Sermon Outline
- Revival Today
- Revival Defined
- The Holy Spirit's Role in Revival
- The Blood's Cleansing Power
Key Quotes
“Revival is as near to us as that; indeed it is in our heart and in our mouth, as Paul said.” — Norman Grubb
“The Reviver always witnesses to the Blood. The Blood always cleanses from sin.” — Norman Grubb
“Conviction in the light of God, confessing, cleansing, cups running over - that is continuous revival.” — Norman Grubb
Application Points
- To experience revival, you must walk in a daily walk with Jesus, confessing your sins and sharing your experiences with others.
- Revival is not a one-time event, but an ongoing process of continuous gracious dealings with the Lord in your daily life.
- Fellowship with others is essential in revival, allowing you to share your experiences and learn from one another.