Seeking Him Week One Revival Who Needs It

Seeking Him Week One—Revival: Who Needs It?

6/1/2021

Welcome to our Summer 2021 Book Club-Style Bible Study! We are using the book Seeking Him by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth and Tim Grissom.

How would you like to seek personal revival with us this summer and change your life forever! I have done this study twice now, and let me tell you, it is life changing!

Join us for 12 weeks this summer on Tuesday mornings at 9:00 est beginning June 1 through August 17. If you can't come then, come when you can.

Whether you are a brand new lover of Jesus Christ, or you’ve been a Christian for years, this insightful study will impact your life in a transformative way. Seeking Him will reward you with a deeper walk with God and set your life on a path to be used greatly by our Savior.

Revival: Who Needs It?

“Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” Hosea 10:12

It is time. Spring has arrived and the fallow ground, the neglected and barren soil, is now made ready for the seed. It is a wonderful feeling to sink fingers into the cool, smooth earth after it has been prepared for planting. No rocks. No weeds. It is all ready to receive the seed.

What a vivid picture God has given to demonstrate His call to revival! Hearts that have become hardened through the deceitfulness of sin (Hebrews 3:13) can become broken and soft as we admit our guilt and agree with God about our sin. Hearts can become ready to receive God’s Word.

Who needs revival?

The one who is no longer joyful and rejoicing needs reviving. “Will You not revive us that your people may rejoice in You?” (Psalm 85:6)

Have you slipped into a place of complaining instead of rejoicing? Does a negative spirit permeate your thoughts? Has it been some time since the joy of the Lord has welled up in your heart to overflowing?
The one who is no longer at peace, but instead has a heart of unrest needs reviving. “Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people, to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly.” (Psalm 85:8)

A lack of peace can be traced back to unbelief and resistance to God’s Spirit. An unyielding heart is a heart that can not experience peace. A mind that is set on the temporal and not the eternal will lack peace.

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3)
The one that has ceased to worship God needs reviving. “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him…they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever….” (Romans 1:21,25)

God has made our hearts for worship. If we are not worshipping God, we are worshipping something or someone. This is idolatry. We need to be revived!

How long has it been since you have devoted time to prayer? To God’s Word? How long has it been since you have lifted up your voice to sing praises from your heart to your Savior? These acts of worship, along with others, should be a natural part of our day if we are a child of God.

It is God’s grace that will put the desire in our hearts to love Him once again. His grace will give us the power to return.

It is time to be revived.

Oh God! Turn my heart from idols that I may worship You alone. Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit in me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Revive my heart and I will rejoice in You!

Have you long thought of revival to be only for the unsaved? I thought that once too. But now, I realize it's something I need! Revival: Who Needs It? ME! How will you seek Him this week?

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10 Comments

Barbara Harper link

6/1/2021 09:11:14 am

We all need revival at different points in our lives. God is so gracious to keep drawing us to Himself.

Julie Clum

6/1/2021 05:38:19 pm

I agree, Barbara. He never lets us go. Over the years as I’ve responded to His call to be revived, these have been the biggest times of growth and change for me.

Michele Morin link

6/1/2021 10:24:03 am

God, help us, we sell our worship so cheaply.

Patsy Burnette link

6/6/2021 02:52:02 pm

Yes, Michele! I love where Julie writes, "God has made our hearts for worship. If we are not worshipping God, we are worshipping something or someone. This is idolatry. We need to be revived!" It's so ture!

Amy Jung link

6/1/2021 02:11:45 pm

This is an excellent book! The ladies in my church went through it over the past year. I got so much out of it!

6/1/2021 05:43:17 pm

This is my third time to go through the study. It is well worth the investment! I pray others will get the book and do the study this summer with us.

Grammye link

6/7/2021 10:29:38 am

I have loved the first week of this study. The text continues to gently nudge my attention inward, examining my own heart. Thanks for the kind invitation to join the group. Even if I never make it to what happens at 9am on Tuesdays, I am growing. May God bless your leadership and ministry as you reach out to ladies like me. 💖

Julie

6/7/2021 01:53:54 pm

I’m so glad you can be a part of Seeking Him, Friend. This study is doing the same for me for the 3rd time, and more so than it even did the first 2 times. It just goes to show us that we need to examine our hearts on a regular basis. There is so much around us that gets us off track. Thank you for the kind words, and may God continue to bless and grow your ministry💕

Jeanne Takenaka link

6/8/2021 11:58:18 am

I needed this reminder that we need reviving throughout our lives, not just as a one time thing to draw us to Jesus initially.

1/10/2024 10:46:00 am

Absolutely, Jeanne!! The need for revival is indeed a continuous aspect of our spiritual journey. It's not a one-time event but a ongoing process of drawing closer to Jesus, renewing our hearts, and aligning our lives with His purposes. May your ongoing journey be filled with continuous renewal and a deepening connection with the source of Life.

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