I have just finished a busy June and July, preaching in
eleven different churches and ten of those were revival meetings. I have had busy summers for the past several
years in revival meetings. I have
witnessed true revival, renewal, and refreshing. I love these summertime meetings. It’s been daylight till almost nine, people
have been happy to be at church, the music has been upbeat, and the crowds have
been great. There have been people
saved, lives rededicated, and hope restored.
But I hear it again and again. “Revivals don’t work anymore.” And I am sure revival meetings won’t work
just anywhere. And I understand if the
members of the church won’t attend there’s no use in having a meeting when no
one is coming. I understand all
that. What I am saying is, revivals are
not completely dead. There are folks in
our churches who are hungry for an awakening…a reviving…a fresh stirring and
moving of the Holy Spirit. And as the
Bible is preached and God speaks and people respond…occasionally something
special happens.
I am a revival preacher.
I love revival meetings. I enjoy
revival singing. When I pull into the
parking lot of a church where I am about to preach in a revival service, all my
worries disappear. For an hour or two
all is well with my soul. In that
revival setting I am shut off from all the troubles of the world. There’s no place I’d rather be than on that
front pew about to preach…and then to stand and deliver a message that
literally changes lives. The Gospel of
Christ is God’s power to save…
This is just a brief blog today saying God is still speaking
and working and saving. And he is still
using revival meetings even though they don’t work anymore. I am honored and humbled that He allows me to
be involved. My plans are to preach as
long as there is an open door… I’m
thankful for all the prayers, encouragement, and opportunities to preach. MM
