Oh look at the subject, captain Kirk is back again.
Interesting discussion about what is happening in florida, and what to Name it, or whether even it needs a name or not.
Many have used the word revival, I have checked to see what Revival means in the dictionary, and the following kinds of words and phrases are used:
Restoration of life, becoming bigger, or stronger.Restoration of old customs.
An awakening for the church.
The holding of evangelistic meetings by the Church.
All of the above phrases would suggest to me that what is happening in florida and around the world is, or at least could be a revival.
But the question occurs to me, do we need to name everyhting that comes from God. Can we not just leave it at the fact that God seems to be doing something new and somethng exciting, and hey, the church should want to be a part of what God is doing throughout the country, or even the world.
Is the Church growing bigger and stronger through what is happening, certainly, the level of expectancy has grown, people are wanting to see more of God, have a deeper relaitonship with him, see helaings, see salvations, so yes, the church is getting bigger and stronger.
The same statement could also go for reviving old customs. All the way thorugh the new testament and beyond people spoke of healings and many people coming to know christ. So maybe the old customs are being renewed here as well.
The church is certainly awakening to what God can do, and their level of expectancy is growing as wlel, and many evangelistic meetings are taking place, and people are being saved.
14 years ago, or so, when the teronto, blessing, so called, took place, it seemed to be very much for those inside the church, very much as a refreshing, but this cannot be said of what is happening in the world today. Many people outside the church are being healed and saved, so it couldn't just be left at a blessing, because new things are happening.
If we take the phrases above as deffinitions for revival, then for me, yes revival is taking place, but whether it is just me personally I don't know, but I am quite happy to say, that god is doing something new, something miraculous, something awakening, and restoring many things in the world, and I just want to be a part of that, whether it is a revival or not.
Friday, 11 July 2008
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