REVIVAL TALK

We are living in exciting times.  The Apostle Paul described our days in 2 Timothy 3:1, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will c ome.”   The word “perilous” means dangerous.   We are living in very dangerous times.             To quote Charles Dickens, “There are the best of times and the worst of times.”   Our society is increasingly becoming more perverse and violent.   We are inundated with news of shootings, violence, and drug related crimes.   Many times this violence is directed toward the most innocent of our society.             How do the people of God respond to a society that continues to spiral out of control?   We must be diligent to fulfill the Great Commission.   The times we live in demand a response from God’s people.   This is a “such as time as this” moment.             The New Testament Church today must raise the level of our commitment to Christ.   We must find our place at the altar and cry out to God for His divine intervention.

There is a passage of Scripture in the New Testament about the disciple Peter’s action when Christ was arrested and tried before His crucifixion.   Matthew 26:58 reads, “But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.”   Peter followed the Lord from a distance. This is the same individual that earlier made this declaration, “ I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”   Luke the Physician records the events that took place a few hours on that same night.   In Luke 22:57, “But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” How quick things can change.   Peter was the outspoken disciple.   He was the disciple who declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”   In just a few short hours he went from a willingness to die to denial. Most believers will acknowledge that there is a great need for a visitation of God’s Spirit today.   Perhaps you have joined others who have prayed f