Starter Quotes
The late Del Fehsenfeld Jr., from his book "Ablaze With His Glory", page 10: "If spirituality can be measured by activity, then perhaps our churches don't need revival. But if it is measured by holiness and purity, then we are woefully in need of revival. When God turns the spotlight of His Word on our churches, we want to paint over our failures, pat ourselves on the back, tell ourselves how wonderful everything is, keep pumping ourselves up in the energy of the flesh , and hope that nobody ever discovers the dead men's bones that lie beneath our beautifully whitewashed spiritual tombstones. We need to humble ourselves before God, get honest about our true spiritual needs, and fall on our faces before Him in repentance and obedience. Only then can we truly cry out for the reviving and restoring ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives."
From Vance Havner's book, "Messages On Revival", pp 15,16: "Finney says, 'Revival is the renewal of the first love of Christians, resulting in the conversion of sinners to God. It presupposes that the church is back-slidden and revival means conviction of sin and searching of hearts among God's people. Revival is nothing less than a new beginning of obedience to God, a breaking of heart and getting down in the dust before Him with deep humility and forsaking of sin. A revival breaks the power of the world and of sin over Christians. The charm of the world is broken and the power of sin is overcome. Truths to which our hearts are unresponsive suddenly become living. Whereas mind and conscience may assent to truth, when revival comes, obedience to the truth is the one thing that matters."
The above two quotes are clear as to the origin of true revival...OBEDIENCE TO GOD'S WORD AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT REVEALS ONE'S TRUE SPIRITUAL CONDITION! WHERE WILL YOU START FOR REVIVAL...AND WHEN WILL YOU BE REVIVED?