Daily Devotions
November 27th, 2019 by Pastor SolleyIsa 6:8-11 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
KJV
Why is personal revival so important? The answer is found in the life of Isaiah. It could be stated that there never was revival in Israel during the life of Isaiah. Unlike Ezekiel Isaiah never saw the revival but Isaiah experienced a revival within, personal revival. It was that revival within that kept Isaiah going all through his life and ministry for the Lord. Isaiah never quit, never faltered in his message, Isaiah had a fire for the Lord burning within that never went out and that made his life worthwhile, it made his life matter for God even as the nation was falling away, that revival kept Isaiah going. As a pastor in the ministry for more than half my life I can tell you how important it is to have revival. There are times of discouragement, times of trials from without and within, there are times when one wonders if it is worth it all. It is only a revival within that keeps one going for the Lord. When that is true of me I know it is true of the people in the church for they must go through the very same things I do and much more. We need revival.