“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5
I recently read this account, “One day, some years ago, a policeman walking his beat in Chicago, observed a man standing before a little building, with bared head, acting-as the cop thought “Either sick- or drunk,” he concluded, eyeing the man suspiciously. Then he walked up to where the man stood with eyes closed, and grunted: “What’s the matter, Mac? Sick?” The man opened his eyes, and smiled. “No, officer. My name’s Billy Sunday, and I was converted right here in that little mission. I never come by here that I don’t take off my hat and say a prayer.” The cop grinned now, reached a giant hand to Billy, and said heartily: “Put’er there, Bill! I’ve heard about it. You keep right on with your prayer, and I’ll keep the crowd away.”
We often times say, “We need revival in our country” and I am not disputing that desire for this blessed country we live in. But where we really need revival is in our churches. Revival needs to begin with the believers. We have grown cold, stale and stagnate. I believe the seed of revival will take root in the soil of gratitude. When we believers remember the price that the Lord Jesus Christ paid for our salvation, we will have a fire of thanksgiving in our bones for the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Calvary was not a picnic it was a battle ground. The Bible teaches us that the Lord Jesus endured the cross (Hebrews 12:2). When was the last time you opened your Bible to Isaiah fifty-three and allowed those God breathed words to wash over and through you? When was the last time you set aside some time to praise and thank God for your salvation? God will be glorified and the seed of revival will find good soil.
Isaiah 53:5
I recently read this account, “One day, some years ago, a policeman walking his beat in Chicago, observed a man standing before a little building, with bared head, acting-as the cop thought “Either sick- or drunk,” he concluded, eyeing the man suspiciously. Then he walked up to where the man stood with eyes closed, and grunted: “What’s the matter, Mac? Sick?” The man opened his eyes, and smiled. “No, officer. My name’s Billy Sunday, and I was converted right here in that little mission. I never come by here that I don’t take off my hat and say a prayer.” The cop grinned now, reached a giant hand to Billy, and said heartily: “Put’er there, Bill! I’ve heard about it. You keep right on with your prayer, and I’ll keep the crowd away.”
We often times say, “We need revival in our country” and I am not disputing that desire for this blessed country we live in. But where we really need revival is in our churches. Revival needs to begin with the believers. We have grown cold, stale and stagnate. I believe the seed of revival will take root in the soil of gratitude. When we believers remember the price that the Lord Jesus Christ paid for our salvation, we will have a fire of thanksgiving in our bones for the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Calvary was not a picnic it was a battle ground. The Bible teaches us that the Lord Jesus endured the cross (Hebrews 12:2). When was the last time you opened your Bible to Isaiah fifty-three and allowed those God breathed words to wash over and through you? When was the last time you set aside some time to praise and thank God for your salvation? God will be glorified and the seed of revival will find good soil.
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