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1. YOU ARE CALLED… Dear friend of revival, As a believer in Jesus you are a new creation, which is not earthly or worldly but heavenly! Jesus dwells in your spirit. His presence has already changed you profoundly. Jesus will continue to change you towards ever increasing glory in Him. Jesus wants to manifest Himself and accomplish His worldwide mission also through you. You are called to produce revival, because Jesus Himself is the author and finisher of the revival and His character will rule your life. The Anointed One in you is the hope of glory for this and coming age. Your natural mind resists the revelation of the Kingdom of God and therefore you need the fire of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit to burn the fleshy desires from your life. Jesus calls you to present your body a holy, acceptable sacrifice to God. He gave the perfect sacrifice at the Galvary. Receive the fullness of the salvation of Jesus FOR YOU. Yield unto His service for the benefit of others. John 12:24-26: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor. (ASV) Jesus wants you to love and respect your life. But if you love your life only for this temporary age, you will lose it. If you love your life so much that you decide to hate your life as a slave of the sin and fleshy desires then you will keep your life eternally in Jesus and in His heavenly plan. Jesus wants you to love your neighbour like yourself. Then your heart desires that also your neighbours would get saved and would gain the eternal heavenly glory. The fire of revival in your heart creates such love that works for the salvation, healing and deliverance of all people to deliver them from the bondage of darkness into the freedom, reign and glory of God. 2. GOD'S LOVE CALLS TO ACT Rom 5:5: …the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us. (ASV) As a new creation you have the new heart and the spirit of faith. Your new creation will grow continuously in the love and knowledge of God. The Holy Spirit will teach and reveal you the love of God. Jesus has brought the full evidence of the love of God into your heart. Receive and keep this in full confidence of faith. Practise the love of God letting it flow from your heart for the blessing of your neighbours and for the fulfilment of your life! The love of God is extremely dynamic and active. The love of the Father compels Him to act all the time for the benefit of His beloved ones. The love of God is not like the human feeling of pity or empathy. It is His supernatural POWER that directs Him to do His best in order to achieve the goal of His love. John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (ASV) God's love constrained Him to accomplish the perfect salvation plan for the man although the man renounced from His presence and protection. The love of the Father did not forsake the man in his sin, destruction and corruption. In stead of the destructive plan of evil forces God provided a glorious salvation plan where the poor man will be adopted as a son/daughter of God and he will become the heir of His Glory. All this is His gift of grace and mercy through Jesus. We can not yet understand the greatness of this gift but we can receive it by faith! The act of salvation cost God the life of His own Son. In order to make the act of salvation valid for all people Jesus resigned His heavenly glory and took the form of a human being. Even this was not sufficient but He had to surrender Himself unto the death as a sacrifice for us, in order to pay the debt of our sins. Only this way God was able to despoil the powers of darkness. Because of His perfect act of salvation He commands the benefits of the full salvation for everyone who believes in Jesus and surrenders unto His reign. The dynamic love of God compels also you to act in order to save your and neighbours lives from the bondage of evil. The Holy Spirit does not allow you to stay idle but He calls, equips, encourages and sends you for the service. 2 Cor 5:9-14: Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him. For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart. For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you. FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINETH US… (ASV) Jesus does not live in you only for your own benefit. He lives in you in order to perform great works with and through you to bless others. He wants the reign of God to be manifested through your life. Let the healing love of Jesus overwhelm you and awake a heavenly inspiration to live and minister radiating His glory. Rise up as the new creation and do great works with Jesus! 3. DIVINE NATURE 2 Pet 1:3-8: seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue; whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; THAT THROUGH THESE YE MAY BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, HAVING ESCAPED FROM THE CORRUPTION THAT IS IN THAT WORLD BY LUST. Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ASV) Do not groan and moan about your weakness. HAVE FAITH IN JESUS AND LIVE UP TO THE FULL GIFT OF SALVATION. Jesus does not require from you anything that you would not be able to do with Him. There will be no dead end on your way because with Jesus everything is possible for you. Do not be afraid, only believe! Life with Jesus will lead every believer into a supernatural process of transformation. In this process a slave of the sin will become a servant of God and an orphan will become a son/dauther of God. A child of hatred will become an apostle of love, a victim of sickness will be healed and he will heal the sick in Jesus name. A slave of demons will be delivered and he will deliver others in the Mighty Name of Jesus and so on. The resurrection power of Jesus will accomplish this for those, who call upon His Mighty Name. Praise and honour to the Lord for this abundant mercy and grace! Live up to your divine nature! Do not consider and get stuck in the misery and weakness of your old man. Profess the divine life which God the Father has commanded you in Jesus Christ. You are authorized into this because through the new birth God has granted you the right to become a son/daughter of God. Praise God! Eph 2:1-7: And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest — but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places , in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus… (ASV) 4. THE PRICE OF REVIVAL Jesus has already paid the complete price for all revivals. His salvation is perfect and now the keys are in the hands of the body of Christ. The great commission has been ordered permanently and finally "to the church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all". Jesus needs you and me to co-operate with Him in order to produce a revival! The people of God will decide when the revival will come. Jesus is ready to act as soon as His body is willing. Jesus will send a mighty revival as soon as His people want to receive His hunger and thirst for the salvation of nations. Luke 14:16-24: But he said unto him, A CERTAIN MAN MADE A GREAT SUPPER; and he bade many: and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of MY SUPPER. (ASV) This is a parable and prophesy of the great harvest at the end of this age. These words do not refer to a religious, human kind of feast sitting at the table in the heaven after the rapture! This parable speaks about the great harvest, when Jesus sweeps over the nations with His anointed, victorious and glorious church and "gathers His wheat into the garner". John 4:31-36: In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But he said unto them, I HAVE MEAT TO EAT THAT YE KNOW NOT. The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat? Jesus saith unto them, MY MEAT IS TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME, AND TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WORK. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, LIFT UP YOUR EYES, AND LOOK ON THE FIELDS, THAT THEY ARE WHITE ALREADY UNTO HARVEST. He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; THAT HE THAT SOWETH AND HE THAT REAPETH MAY REJOICE TOGETHER. (ASV) Jesus draws an analogy between eating food and a joyful harvest of the souls! The perfect will of the Father God is that no one should perish, but every one would get saved. Every believer is called to this feast of harvest. Jesus sees how part of His church is not ready for this feast. Those who are invited turn to their own hobbies and do not obey the call for the work of revival. This is a dangerous choice because none of them will be allowed to participate this feast EVEN LATER. This does not mean that the people who have refused to come would necessarily lose their salvation. But it is certain that these people lose the great blessing and they will become exposed to the increasing powers of darkness. That season will be extremely difficult and dangerous without protection of the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Some believers do not understand the times and seasons of God and the responsibility that they have in this age. God is love but it is an enormous mistake to reject the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the history of church. Remember, we have the responsibility to respond to God's calling. The anointing of the Holy Spirit waits for them who are hungry and will surrender to the will of Jesus. The season of the call and outpouring of the Spirit is precious and sensitive. 5. REVIVAL BRINGS REFORMATION You need to live in worldwide revelation of the Holy Spirit and in broad contact with the body of Christ in order to position yourself correctly. You need to know and touch the heart and mind of the Father God in order to minister according to His will. In order to get purified from sin you need to surrender into to the purifying fire of the Holy Spirit. In order to raise conviction in the heart of your neighbour you need to confront the destructive character of your own sins and let your flesh be burnt in the fire of God's altar. Reject fabulous fantasies of easy revival, because the price of revival even in your own life will be higher than you have ever thought. Jesus calls you into deeper purification and humiliation than you would like in your own mind. The anointing of conviction must come upon you in a shocking way in order to produce the divine nature that has the true spirit of adoption, reverence and obedience before God. God calls you to rise up into higher spiritual realms than you would never see possible for you. God is supernatural and He challenges His own people to overcome their own limitations in faith to God. Jesus calls His children to live in the supernatural dimension of faith. He wants to charge your spirit with enormous power in which you can reach out and accomplish with Him things that are impossible in natural realm. This is true life in faith of God, in His reign. Jesus equips you for a great mission. It will be supernatural and your operation field will be very wide and manifold. You will succeed in your ministry with Jesus, because He will give you the equipment, power, wisdom and guidance. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit causes a deep reformation of the Christian life. Some assume that because of His mercy God accepts confusion and deceitful doctrines and will send a revival without expecting a deeper change. Truth is this: although God reveals Himself in the midst of confusion and corruption He leads into purification and repentance from all unrighteousness and deception. God hates sin and confusion but He loves all people and wants to deliver them from the darkness. Be prepared to renounce from all of your pet doctrines, sentimental beliefs and powerless traditions that are not in conformity with the Word of God! Heb 12:25-29: See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven: whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven. And this word , Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe: for our God is a consuming fire. (ASV) The righteousness of God will be revealed in the times of revival. The Holy Spirit will teach a new kind of reverence and sensitivity before Him. Disobedience, pride and arrogance will face judgement even in a bewildering way. Ministers in responsible positions will be the first to meet the need of a deep purification. This is not the manifestation of "the wrath" of God but instead His purifying love and righteousness through which the church will become able to do the work of harvest. The storm of the revival will cut down dry and barren trees and lead every believer to call upon the Lord in a new stunning way. The works and roots of evil will be destroyed and the people of God will receive great power and anointing. Jesus will transform His sickly and weak body into the form of the adorable bride that lives in the glory of God. Truly the bride has prepared herself for a great wedding celebration! You will be part of this divine transformation. Great shakings are coming. They will serve in waking up, rising up and purifying of the church. The great harvest of the earth must be gathered! Let the Holy Spirit stir you up and give you revelation about the unique character of this time and season. Sensitize your heart to receive the greater revelation of Jesus. Let Him declare you things that are to come and you will get a wise heart. The best security of your life now and in future will be a full surrendering unto Jesus. Then you will not be afraid of anything, even in hardest trial or persecution. You will be secured because Jesus has established your life on the solid rock of faith of God. You will live in the fullness of your potential knowing that you are destined to arrive in His ever increasing glory after fulfilling your race here on the earth. Glory to God! 6. SURRENDER UNTO THE FIRE OF REVIVAL God's plan for the revival will be completely different than your own ideas! Let Jesus touch you, speak to you and prepare you. Surrender fully unto Jesus and then the power of the Holy Spirit will break down all your yokes and perfectly heal you from all wounds, sicknesses and infirmities. Jesus will make you fully capable to minister effectively in His glory. In His parable of supper Jesus commands to bring in "the poor and maimed and blind". In revival the healing anointing will come upon the church in an unseen manner. Therefore, throw all your sicknesses, problems and infirmities unto Jesus and receive the fullness of salvation, healing, deliverance and integrity in all areas of your life. Jesus is Almighty, He loves you and He wants to do this to you. "Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it." Heb 11:24-27: By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: FOR HE ENDURED, AS SEEING HIM WHO IS INVISIBLE. (ASV) Your direction will determine where you will end up in your life. Jesus calls you but the response and decision is yours. Make the same kind of decision as Moses did. Surrender unto Jesus and His plan for you. The great feast of the end time harvest is prepared for you. Do not delay, do not drop out of your heavenly calling but finish your race in glory! Prayer of surrender: "Dear Jesus, I confess and receive You as my Savior, Healer and Deliverer in all areas of my life. I receive a new life as a new creation and I leave behind my old life. I turn away from all sin and unrighteousness. I want to stand up in that anointing and position for which You have prepared me. I reject the temptations of the prince of this world and surrender unto Your calling. I am willing to change in all and want to step into the life that You are calling me. I want to serve You faithfully and in obedience during whole of my life. Dear Lord, open my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my understanding to conceive Your plans. I want to live through and minister proclaiming Your supreme reign. Jesus, I believe in Your love, power and goodness. Thank You that You will raise me up and take me into the life in the presence of Your glory. I want to be transformed permanently. I want to get lost in Your glory forever! Thank You Jesus! Amen." With
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