REVIVAL for SURVIVAL...!!

Let’s read Psalm 23:1, 2, 3a

“The Lord is my shepherd, I LACK NOTHING. He makes me lie down in GREEN PASTURES;
he leads me beside QUIET WATERS, HE REFRESHES MY SOUL”. 

Notice 4 things here – Lack Nothing, Green Pastures, Quiet Waters and Refreshment of Soul.

Green pastures (food) and Quiet waters (water) are enough for a SHEEP to REFRESH (revive) ITSELF and LACK NOTHING and thus continue to LIVE.  The Word of God (Food - Matt 4:4) and Holy Spirit (Living water – Isa 44:3; John 7 37-39) are enough for a CHRISTIAN to REFRESH (revive) HIM/HERSELF and LACK NOTHING and thus continue to LIVE.

“Revival” means an improvement in the condition or strength of someone or something. “Survival” means the state of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.

Revival precedes Survival. Eating precedes Surviving. We EAT to SURVIVE, not SURVIVE to EAT. Whenever we have our meals, we initiate a process of REVIVAL for our hungry, thirsty and tired bodies – that is how we SURVIVE. If we stop REVIVING our physical bodies by eating/drinking, eventually we stop SURVIVING. 

That’s the same with our Spiritual being – If we stop REVIVING (eating the WORD, fellowship with Holy Spirit) ourselves, eventually our spirit-man WILL DIE. Can we REVIVE a dead man? – IMPOSSIBLE. A dead man needs RESURRECTION, not a mere REVIVAL. Talking about “REVIVING a dead man” is like talking about “FEEDING a dead man to bring him back to life”.

If you say “I THINK I NEED A REVIVAL” – only once in a while (once a week, month, year, etc) then you can be sure that you are spiritually “almost dead” or “fully dead”, because a Christian who wants to SURVIVE will REVIVE him/herself MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY (like we eat physical food multiple times in a day).

If you realise you are spiritually “almost dead”, pray for Resuscitation (CPR/Defibrillation in first-aid terms – Google it!). You need a “Holy Spirit/Revelation shock” to save your spirit-man from certain death to LIFE.

If you realise you are spiritually “fully dead”, forget about REVIVAL for now and pray for a RESURRECTION experience (read Ezekiel 37:1-14). Once you are alive in spirit – you need CONSTANT REVIVAL for CONTINUOUS SURVIVAL.....!!!