Revival and Awakening

by Chuck Adair on February 22, 2021

Revival and Awakening

Joel 2:12-14

"Even now,’ declares the LORD, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.’ Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing — grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God”

Today’s Truth:

God’s heart is full of compassion. His desire is for repentance. With confidence in his longing to save, we can cry out for revival and awakening. This is often God’s divine purpose in difficulty. In kindness he is leading us to repentance.

Discussion Questions:

Why is repentance important in every aspect of our life? What does it mean to repent?
Based on this passage, how does God respond to our repentance?
What does revival mean? Why is it necessary in this moment in time for the church to experience revival?

Tags: prayer, repentance, revival, joel 2

About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

Revival and Awakening