DAY 4 – PRAYING FOR REVIVAL

Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. Ezekiel 37:5 NKJV

Revival is not merely a series of exciting meetings or an emotional experience; it’s a divine awakening that restores the God kind of life in us and restores our relationship with God. It rekindles our passion for prayer, reestablishes our hunger for the Word, and empowers us to live holy with passion for God and the lost. Without the fire of God to warm our hearts, we risk falling into dead religion, devoid of true affection for Christ, and lacking in purpose.

Restoration of Spiritual Hunger for Prayer and the Word

A significant hallmark of revival is the restoration of spiritual hunger. True revival provokes ayearning, a deep desire for God, not a yearning for special events and programs. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”(Matthew 5:6)

This spiritual hunger rekindles and intensifies our desire for prayer and the Word. It sparks a shift from ceremonial and ritualistic prayer to passionate fellowship, heart to heart communion with the father, for God “has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 1:9). When revival stirs in us, our desire for word intensifies, culminating in a hunger to know Him more deeply and live according to His will.

True Revival is of the Spirit not of the flesh and true revival does not simply seek to change our circumstances but to change our hearts. 

“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” 13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. (Joel 2:12,13) 

Revival begins with us, it has to start from our homes to our church, and then to the community and to the Nations of the world. We have to restore the alter of prayer and daily devotion and study of the word, in our homes. Righteousness and holiness have to be virtues we cherish.

Psalm 63:1 God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water..

We need a fresh hunger and thirst, not after the latest technology but a hunger after God, a thirst for His word, for holiness and for righteousness.

Prayer

1. Prayer for Spiritual Hunger

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV): “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?”

Prayer Point: Pray that the Lord will awaken within us a deep, and unquenchable hunger for his presence and his Word.

2. Pray for Spiritual Awakening

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14

Prayer Point: Lord, awaken our spirits from slumber; ley every slumbering child of God burst forth with life, let fire be rekindled, let your light shine brightly in everylife in Jesus name. 

3. Pray for a great outpouring of the Spirit and power of God upon us. God said he will pour out upon all, not upon some. Pray for God’s fire of revival to fall on us

Joel 2:28,29 “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. 29And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

Acts 1:8 “ But you will receive power when the holy spirit come upon you, and you will be witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth “ 

4. Prayer for Spiritual Boldness and Power

Scripture: Acts 4:29 (NIV): “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.”

Prayer Point: Ask for divine enablement to walk in spiritual boldness and power.

5. Pray for commitment and consistency, that we won’t lose heart or lose our fire

Prov 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

Pray that every believer whose hand is in the plow will not look back, that we won’t lose our zeal and love for God, our commitment to the truth, our dedication to his service…

Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God. “We pray for the reign of righteousness in our governments and institutions 

6. Pray for the restoration of the fear of God in the hearts of men, 

Psalm 36:1 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.

7. Pray that we will hear and heed the call of God,

Luke 10:2 He told them, the harvest is abundant, but the workers are few therefore, pray to the lord of harvest to send out workers to the harvest

that workers will arise and many will embrace the call to ministry as missionaries to nations, teachers and preachers of the word that will go into the global harvest field and bring a mighty harvest for the Lord in Jesus name.

8. 10. Pray for a Lasting Impact of Revival

“And the things you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2

Prayer Point: Lord, may the revival You bring in our lives be sustained and multiplied in future generations, as we empower faithful leaders