{"id":14709,"date":"2011-06-23T22:41:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T21:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/?p=14709"},"modified":"2023-02-22T06:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:22:38","slug":"why-do-you-ask-god-to-send-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2011\/06\/why-do-you-ask-god-to-send-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do You Ask God to Send Revival?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Del Fehnsenfeld got it right:<\/p>\n

\u201cPrayer for revival is a natural overflow of resurrection hope. The logic goes like this: the Bible is the story of how God is working in history to make everything new. Jesus is the central figure in the story. He dealt decisively with what is wrong with us and with the world on the cross, and proved it by rising from the dead and then pouring out his Spirit. And since the story ends with everything being put right or \u201csummed up\u201d in Jesus Eph. 1:9-10, we know that God\u2019s plan is to move history forward from where things are to that final climax. Thus God is always working by his Spirit to manifest and extend Jesus\u2019 presence, honor, and authority.But that process is not always incremental. We learn from both the Bible and church history that there are seasons when God\u2019s Spirit works with extraordinary and undeniable power to rapidly move individuals, communities and even nations toward Jesus. This is revival. Knowing God\u2019s final agenda helps me pray with confidence for the intensification, acceleration, and multiplication of the work of the Spirit right now!\u201d<\/p>\n

via TGC Asks: Why Do You Ask God to Send Revival? \u2013 The Gospel Coalition Blog<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Del Fehnsenfeld got it right: \u201cPrayer for revival is a natural overflow of resurrection hope. The logic goes like this: the Bible is the story of how God is working in history to make everything new. Jesus is the central figure in the story. He dealt decisively with what is wrong with us and with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[475,529,536],"class_list":["post-14709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-revival","tag-church-2","tag-church-history","tag-revival"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Do You Ask God to Send Revival?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Del Fehnsenfeld got it right: "Prayer for revival is a natural overflow of resurrection hope. 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