“6. Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7. Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 8. I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”
Its hunt day! To one, it may be the first deer ever taken, to another, it could be a nice set of antlers or even a big monster! As the arrow flies you see what looks to be a vital shot. For some, the adrenaline has already been flowing up to the time of trigger squeeze or finger release, but to others, its at arrow impact when the nerves become uncontrollable. What a great feeling! This is what causes hunters to get hooked. Tomorrow and the next year now becomes a dreamful desire to experience that feeling again. Let me ask you this! Do you get that excited about serving Jesus Christ? In this passage of Psalm 85 we can see a people with a desire for revival. Go to that time when Jesus Christ changed your life. What an excitement! It was like the whole world just got lifted off your soul. It feels that way because that is what happens. We live in a day where people don’t want revival. They want their joys and success to come from material gain or big bucks on the wall. Vance Havner said, “revival is when God’s people fall in love with Jesus all over again”. Do you want to experience a real joy in life? Something that will be an everlasting fulfillment? Be a soul winner! Tell others about Jesus Christ. Here is some truth: every person in your life, right now, will open their eyes in hell and suffer for their sins for all of eternity, if you don’t make an effort to share the precious gospel of Jesus Christ with them. Killing animals is a great deal of fun to an avid hunter, or even helping someone else do it, but don’t let that be your only focus in life. When was the last time you shared the gospel with someone? Maybe verbally or even by giving out a gospel tract? As a believer, falling in love with Jesus again is when you begin to take a step forward in putting sin out of your life, or maybe getting more involved in your church, spending more time in prayer and reading your Bible, but most importantly, taking this life changing story to those that are bound for hell. Psalm 85:6 “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” When revival comes, so does rejoicing. Rejoice means to experience joy and gladness in a high degree. How is your heart today? How is your happiness? Could it be that you don’t love Jesus Christ like you use to? Could it be that you are trying to fill your joy with the world? When God’s people desire revival, He will send it, the result will then be an experience of joy and gladness in a high degree!
Memory Verse Week 10/21/19
Psalm 85:6
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”
