Yesterday, our congregation spent time in the Spirit-inspired prayer for revival known as Psalm 85. One of the study resources for this sermon was Revive Us Again: Biblical Principles for Revival Today by Walter Kaiser. In the Introduction to this volume, Kaiser points out nine characteristics of the revivals we find recorded in the Old Testament, which were originally listed by Wilbur Smith.
Most revivals were preceded by a time of deep spiritual decline and despair. For example, offering children as burnt offerings of the altar of Molech prior to the revival under King Hezekiah.Each of these revivals began in the heart of one of God’s servants, who then became the instrument in God’s hands to stir up the sleeping consciences of God’s people. For example, Moses, Samuel, Elijah, Haggai, Josiah, Nehemiah, and others.Every revival in the Old Testament rested solidly on a new and powerful proclamation of the Word of God. The most obvious example is the revival under King Josiah.Each revival was marked by a return to the genuine worship of Yahweh. “Wholehearted, genuine worship of the living God became the chief delight and one of the foremost desires of each person who was truly restored to spiritual
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