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REVIVAL or MARTYRDOM?EVIVAL or MARTYRDOM?

(THE CHOICE IS YOURS…)(THE CHOICE IS YOURS…)

WHAT A REVIVAL IS

- Charles G. Finney

A revival is nothing else than a new beginning of obedience to God.

A revival always includes conviction of sin on the part of the Church.
Backslidden Christians cannot wake up and begin right away in the
service of God without deep searching of their hearts. The fountains of
sin need to be broken up. In a true revival, Christians are always
brought under such conviction that they see their own sins in such a
light that they find it impossible to maintain hope of their acceptance by
God.

Christians will have their faith renewed. While they are in their
backslidden state, they are blind to the state of sinners. Their hearts are
hard as marble. The truths of the Bible appear like a dream. They admit
it to be all true; their conscience and their judgment assent to it; but
their faith does not see it standing out in bold relief, in all the burning
realities of eternity.

But when they enter into a revival, they no longer see “men as trees,
walking,” but they see things in that strong light which will renew the
love of God in their hearts. This will lead them to labour zealously to
bring others to Christ. They will feel grieved that others do not love
God, when they love Him so much. And they will set themselves
feelingly to persuade their neighbours to give Him their hearts.
So their love to men will be renewed. They will be filled with a tender
and burning love for souls. They will have a longing desire for the
salvation of the whole world. They will be in agony for individuals
whom they want to see saved - their friends, relations, enemies. They
will not only be urging them to give their hearts to God, but they will
carry them to God in the arms of faith, and with strong crying and tears
beseech God to have mercy on them, and save their souls from endless
burning.

When the Churches are thus awakened and reformed, the reformation
and salvation of sinners will follow. Their hearts will be broken and
changed. Very often the most abandoned profligates are among the
subjects. Harlots, and drunkards, and infidels, and all sorts of
abandoned characters are
awakened and converted. The
What a shallow,
worst of human beings are What a shallow,
softened and reclaimed, and hostile and cruel world
hostile and cruel world
made to appear as lovely
we face every day!
specimens of the beauty of we face every day!
holiness.
--- o o O o o --- WHO can keep us
WHO can keep us
More than 150 years ago, God
from total ruin?
raised up a voice so cutting that it from total ruin?
penetrated the hardened hearts of
the sleeping Churches. The
I cried out to GOD…
Christians were shocked and I cried out to GOD…
angered by such piercing words.
God was crushing the believers HE reached down
HE reached down
by the voice of Charles G. Finney
and pulled me
and a tremendous revival swept and pulled me
over America! out of this ocean
out of this ocean
of chaos and hate
of chaos and hate
Today there is no voice strong
and brought me
enough to awaken the sleeping and brought me
Christians and the End Time is into HIS PRESENCE
into HIS PRESENCE
here! Our KING is coming! Let us
where my cup
be found holy and labouring at His where my cup
appearing! now overflows
now overflows
with HIS tender
with HIS tender
Let us renew our discipline and
mercies and blessings!
thirst for God, and let us pray for a mercies and blessings!
powerful move of revival by the © Huegene Venter
© Huegene Venter
Holy Spirit in our country!