What is revival?
“Revival is the church falling in love with Jesus all over again.” -Vance Havner
“Revival is ultimately Christ Himself, seen, felt, heard, living, active, moving in and through His Body on earth.” - Stephen Oxford
As we focus on praying for revival this month, we will use II Chronicles 7:14 as our guide. “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
“...and pray”
Monday, January 9. Pray that we all would seek God first each day, privately, before getting physically involved in His work for the day (Matthew 6:6-8, 33).
Tuesday, January 10. Pray that urgency and fervency would characterize the prayers of God’s people (James 5:13-18).
Wednesday, January 11. Pray that our first response as Christians, individually and as a church, will be to pray when we become anxious about a situation, circumstance, or relationship (Acts 12:5).
Thursday, January 12. Pray that God would raise up an army of prayer warriors at Maranatha and around the world who are willing to persevere in prayer and wage a long war on their knees (Luke 18:18).
Friday, January 13. Pray that God would give pastors wisdom as they call their congregations to intercession and lead them to an understanding of the times (Ephesians 4:11-13).
Saturday, January 14. Pray for a spirit of prayer to spread like a wildfire across our land and world until every church becomes a house of prayer (Luke 18:1).
“...and seek my face”
Sunday, January 15. Pray that adult Christians will set a pattern of seeking the Lord in all things, so that the younger generations may find their strength and hope in the Lord (Philippians 3:17).
*January prayers have been adapted from “Prayers that Birth Revival” by Life Action Ministries.