Revival September 15-17

Revival is a time where we set aside time for God. Yes I know that this should be done daily be each and everyone of His children, but just like the nation of Israel we get away from what we should be doing. One of the verses that we used at the Cottage Prayer meetings was II Chronicles 7:14 which says: "and My people who [Lit over whom My name is called] are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." In chapter 6 Solomon had asked God for provisions for the people when they sinned, and God answered with four conditions for this forgiveness:

1) Humble yourself by admitting your sins
2) Pray to God asking for forgiveness
3) Seek God continually
4) Turn from your sinful behavior
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So as we see here repentance is more than just asking, we must first be humble, and then be willing to except what God has given and the change. Many in today's society do not want to be humble or to change, they want God to move around them, but not change them. How many times I have heard someone say; "God I need your help in changing so and so, if fixing this other situation, in making them change, making them humble." Very seldom I have heard someone ask God to humble them selves and change their own hearts. We have control over ourselves, and how we approach God, what we don't have is the ability to change someone else. I bet God did that just so that we would focus on getting the plank out of our eye and not worry about the tooth pick in someone else's eye (Matthew 7:3) Loosely translated.