For a true revival

[Acts 2:37]

Last week, I listened to an interview with Pastor Kyung Won Kim on the Korean Gospel Broadcasting radio, who will be coming to our church revival meeting to preach.  In the interview, when the host asked Pastor Kim how we should prepare for the revival meeting, his answer was that we should prepare with a heart of repentance.  When I heard this answer, I couldn't agree more.  I thanked God for it, because I believe God has been preparing not only my heart but also the hearts of our church members for the upcoming revival meeting.

Today, during this Wednesday prayer meeting, I want to further prepare for the upcoming revival meeting.  I want to listen to the word of repentance to ready our hearts.  And I want to earnestly seek a heart of repentance before God.  I want to offer this supplication based on Acts 2:37, saying, "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?'"

We need to pray together to God, asking that we are cut to the heart by the words of our Lord.

We are living in a spiritually insensitive era.  We increasingly witness hardening of hearts in our lives.  We are losing reverence for the Word of God.  We are facing an era that even shies away from efforts to obey His word.  We must heed the words in Hebrews 4:7: “…  Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”  We should emulate the example of David.  After he counted the number of the soldiers under his command, he was conscience-stricken (2 Sam. 24:10).  In other words, he felt a prick in his conscience.  Afterwards, he repented for his sin, saying, “…  I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing” (v. 10).  Therefore, I pray for the appropriate fruits of repentance.  Look at Acts 26:20 and Matthew 3:8: “…  they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds …” (Acts 26:20), “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance” (Mt. 3:8).

In true repentance, there is reconciliation, restoration, reformation, and revival among us.  I fervently pray for the outpouring of such amazing revival in our church, brought forth by God.

While praying for God to bring about the work of true revival through repentance,

James Kim

(Dreaming of reconciliation, restoration, reformation, and revival through repentance)