Holy Desperation

If we want to see revival in our church, or in our personal lives, or in America, we must come to the same place that Jacob did when he was wrestling with God, "We will not let you go until you bless us" - a place of Holy Desperation.

We cannot manufacture revival. There is no automatic way to make it happen. GOD sends revival from heaven in response to our desperate cries for Him.

The problem is we like to be in control of our lives. We don't like to be in a state of dependence on God. But, my friends, that is a good place to be! Completely and utterly relying on God and depending on Him for everything. Self-reliance is a terrible sin that separates us from God and must be crucified.

The only hope for us is a divine answer, a divine visitation, a place where we are on our face, a place where we run out of human solutions.

We don't have revival because we are willing to live without it! We are not desperate. We have become numb to the sin and evil around us. We are used to it, and we have been willing to live with it.

God has called us to live a sanctified life, set apart from the world, a Holy life. He says to be Holy, because He is Holy, and we are called to be like Him. We are to be the light in the darkness, a City set on a hill, a beacon of light pointing to Christ, the salt that seasons and preserves.

Sometimes the desperate circumstances we're in were allowed by God so that we would cry out to Him, to cause us to press in to God - to rid us of a complacent and luke warm spirit.

We must come to a place where we refuse to let go of God until He comes and blesses us with His presence, and changes us by His Holiness. We cannot accept things the way they are. We must press in to God, and lay hold of Him. He has given us everything we need to live a Holy and Godly life - His precious promises and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ that empowers us to live such a life (2 Pet. 1:3). Only the Holy Spirit can empower us to live a life set apart for God. We must realize that our flesh will profit us nothing and stay completely dependent on the Lord. Live daily in His presence and He will grant us the desires of our heart.

May our hearts cry be to lay hold of God like never before, partnering with Him to change the world around us.

"Come, Lord Jesus, however You want to come, no matter what that looks like, just come! We need You and are despereate for you. We will not go on without You!"