Kingdom Revival #1

Posted on Facebook Nov 6, 2020

KINGDOM REVIVAL #1

HELLO KINGDOM! (and by hello, I mean Good very early Morning)

My last KINGDOM post was somewhere around mid-Aug, as God had me focusing on other areas for a while. But now is the time to get back to them, and back to “basics.” But first a recap.

“Lately, I’ve been sensing a revival coming – a back-to-the-basics, grass roots approach. That was part of the reason behind my message (There’s Freedom in Surrender.) Once God calls us to salvation – and we accept the call – we must seal the deal with our complete surrender to His will. It is then, and only then, that God can use us to further His plans.”

I posted this on Nov 5, 2019, a year ago yesterday, a few weeks after a message I delivered at church on a Wednesday night. The following month (on Dec 29, 2019) I revealed my word for the year (REVIVAL) and started the New Year with a series of 3 posts, leading up to the reason for its selection.

Little did I know how the year 2020 would unfold. Today, I’d like to recap how my personal physical and spiritual revival journey has evolved, then sit back and see where God will take us.

PHYSICAL: I have nearly accomplished all the goals I had established for this year. I started with a complete physical evaluation, which revealed a couple issues I was unaware of. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and began treatment and dietary measures to control it. I also found I had a gall stone, which resulted in removal of my gall bladder (one of 4 surgeries this year.) I also had a surgery to remove a golf ball-sized cyst from my back, an umbilical hernia repair and a venous closure procedure on my left leg (still have the right leg to complete.) I re-established regular routine contact with my specialists and will follow-up next year with completion of the right leg venous closure as well as having my hearing checked and dealt with. That will then lead to an age-appropriate physical conditioning and maintenance program.

SPIRITUAL: This journey has been even more interesting and challenging than the physical journey. It started with a series of REVIVAL posts. Our weekly DATE NIGHT assignments began Jan 29, as a homework assignment from our Rooted In Christ marriage enrichment program at church. We have not missed a week, often a challenge in itself, with our 41st weekly date being this week. I wrote a series of 7 “blogs” on Truth in Love from Jun-August. God placed on Pat’s heart to do nightly Evening Prayers, which we started mid Jul and ending the end of Aug, a few days before I began posting daily Morning Song messages, which ended just a few days ago.

Above all this, however, two events greatly shaped my spiritual journey. The first began in late March with the onset of the pandemic. Churches were shuttered, causing us to worship from home. Not only did we begin watching our own church services on line, but we were able to “attend” other services weekly as well. We even saw spiritual growth in Pat’s girls as they too found their own services to follow on-line weekly, and still do regularly 8 months later. My personal relationship with God became even stronger. My covenant relationship with my wife and God likewise grew deeper and stronger during the three weeks in quarantine, as we weathered isolation in our bedroom following our Covid-19 infection.

All this is just the tip of the iceberg. Instead of distracting me on my journey, it has actually strengthened my focus and resolve to further the cause for REVIVAL. Many prominent preachers and evangelists are speaking to this cause. Our own Pastor Don Leavell calls it a RESET. The Holy Spirit is at work covering this world with His Word. Join us on this back-to-the-basics journey towards REVIVAL!

“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14

Be Blessed!