Each generation has had a Moses, a Martin Luther, or a John Wesley. This generation will have thousands of revivalists! In this hour, God is raising up an Army who will declare the deeds of the Lord!
Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
-Lord, I thank you for what you did back in the days of Azusa. I thank you for what you did back during the outpourings of the 90’s… God we want MORE in our day!
You see, God is raising up ‘forerunners’. A forerunner is one that precedes and indicates (or announces…prophesies) the approach of another.
• A FORERUNNER IS ALWAYS SENT AHEAD.
• Anytime God wants to come in a significant way he will raise up a prophetic voice to declare his coming!
Ezekiel was a forerunner who became a Revivalist. If we look back at Ezekiel 37 we will see the Process that Ezekiel went through to become a revivalist…
Characteristics of a Revivalist
Let’s back at our text, Ezekiel 37, verse 1: 1 The Lord took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the Lord to a valley filled with bones.
1. As a Forerunner (someone who God is going to use to bring Revival) you must allow the Lord to take hold of your life. You Must Encounter the Presence of God!
• Whenever God wants to release something into the earth he will look for and find men and women whose hearts will be totally submitted and surrendered to him.
• God is looking for vessels that he can use to bring the Glory of Heaven to this earthly realm.
• God wants to pour the atmosphere of heaven into your life, so you become a container of the Glory of God and then it’s release out of you into the earth.
• God wants to use YOU to reach this world!
2. As a Forerunner you must understand the NEED for Revival.
Verse 2 He led me all around among the bones that covered the valley floor. They were scattered everywhere across the ground and were completely dried out!
• Ezekiel saw the NEED for revival.
• In order to RECEIVE revival you have to understand the NEED for revival.
Now catch this…. Here is where the SHIFT happens….
Verse 3 Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”
“O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”
3. As a Forerunner you must look beyond what you can see!
In other words…
• Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE for God & everything is subject to change!
4. As a Forerunner you must PRAY & PROPHESY!
On Thursday, May 27, 2010 I was driving down Highway 347 in Nederland, TX and I had an “open-vision” the lasted a few seconds. While driving I saw the street in front of me split into two separate directions. A few days later I was driving down Nederland Avenue, also in Nederland and I saw where the street had buckled and split.
On Sunday afternoon, June 6, 2010 as I was getting ready to go and minister in Beaumont, TX, I heard the Spirit of the Lord say; “A rude awakening” is coming.
Now I am not a doom and gloom preacher and I believe in God’s mercy and His grace. Both experiences that I had have been confirmed by other prophetic ministries who have had similar experiences.
On May 21, 2010 while in worship, The Lord revealed to me four prophetic words concerning the Southeast Texas region and America.
• Groaning’s in the Earth
As a nation we have seen terrible earthquakes, hurricanes, and other disasters of this sort. I feel like we will continue to see “strange” weather patterns in the earth.
• The Body of Christ will see a soon realignment.
Churches and ministries who are not preaching the word will encounter ‘realignments’ that will shake them to their core.
• In our governments, nationally and locally God will bring correction, discipline, and a new direction.
• Decisions will have to be made. What side / whose side are you on?
• Is the atmosphere you live in conducive to the flow of God?
• If God breaks out in your sphere of influence, how will you respond?
I share this with you today, because I am asking that you help me pray!! I believe RIGHT NOW we must PRAY and SPEAK HIS WORD BOLDLY! Today, I speak COURAGE and ENDURANCE over your life! Walk in his LOVE today!
