Revival Prayer Pointers

111 through 120

Week 111: Jesus tells us that He has come that His followers may have “abundant life.”  (John 10:10)  Revival and renewal bring that abundant life.  Living without revival and renewal rob us of all that Jesus intended for us when He saved us.  Before we pray this week, let’s think about the quality of our lives.  Do we experience all that should be ours as followers of Jesus?  Or, do we live our lives at a lower, less satisfying level? 

Week 112: God has redeemed His people!  That’s the message of Advent.  The coming of Jesus, the Light of the World, brings us the light we need to move from the wilderness to the place of blessing and fulfillment.  Luke 1:68 is the announcement that God “has visited and redeemed His people.”  Pray this week that we will experience God’s visitation as wait on Him for revival and renewal. 

Week 113: The word for this second Sunday of Advent is “Watch.”  That’s a good word for us to think about as we pray for revival.  The “Quiet Ones” of Israel watched for the coming Messiah.  Scripture encourages us to watch for Jesus’ second coming.  Perhaps we need to think about how well we watch for God’s work in our lives as we pray for revival this week. 

Week 114: The Advent word for today is “Wait.”  One of the hard things about pursuing revival and personal renewal is the waiting.  God’s times aren’t always our times, and we wait for Him to work.  Read Isaiah 40:31 before you pray for revival this week.  The promise will sustain us while we wait for God to work. 

Week 115: The Advent word for the fourth week is “Receive.”  The pursuit of revival includes a willingness to “receive” the Lord’s work on our lives.  Perhaps we are too much like the Israelites in Zechariah’s day.  Read Zech. 7:11&12 before praying this week.  Do we cover our ears to keep from hearing what God wants to do in our lives?  That refusal to “receive” God’s message in our lives may be the reason we don’t see revival.

Week 116: We will see the transition from one year to the next this week.  It’s a good time for those of us hungry for revival to renew our commitment to pray for and live for God’s work in our lives and our church.  Let’s pray for fresh commitment and growing hunger for God’s work as we begin this New Year. 

Week 117: Before you pray this week, consider Philippians 2:5-11.  Think about Jesus’ need to let go of something to come to earth and accomplish His purpose for coming . . . our salvation.  Is it possible that we may need to let go of some things for revival to become a reality in our lives? 

Week 118: Revival probably won’t come our way when other things are more important and demand more of our attention.  Take a few moments to read Colossians 3:1-3 before you pray for revival this week.  Perhaps we need to re-order our focus and allow God to make eternal things more important to us. 

Week 119: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus ....”  (Phil.2:5) reminds us that Christians are called to think differently than those who don’t follow Jesus. Is it possible that a lack of the mind of Christ in our lives is part of what hinders us from seeing personal and church-wide revival?  Let’s think about that before we pray for revival this week.   

Week 120: Spiritual drift is a common malady in the church.  It happens slowly and very subtly.  The writer of Hebrews commented on the problem in Heb. 2:1.  Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.  Is it possible that spiritual drift is hindering God’s work of renewal in our lives?  “Spirit of God, show us if we’re drifting, then prompt us to pray accordingly as we pursue renewal and revival.”