God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
10 Characteristics of Revival:
1. God draws near. God comes down.
2. Sin is sensed.
3. God's Word is embraced.
4. The Church becomes the Church.
5. Evangelistic zeal is intensified. Love for the lost deepens.
6. Social justice is pursued.
7. Routine things occur rapidly.
8. God is enjoyed.
9. Worship is revitalized.
10. Shining faces!
[Saying] “yes” might be very unwise. It might not be the best way to repay our debt of love. Saying “yes” to one task might keep us from another that is more important. It might mean that we will do something that someone else could have done better. It might mean that we will entrench the sin patterns of other people. It might mean that we interpret the church egocentrically rather than as a body, thinking, “If I don’t do it, nobody will.”
