Needed: Government Change or Revival?

Many believers are probably reeling from some disappointment from the election results, as many conservative values were thrown under the bus in the name of progress.  I am not talking about being Democrat or Republican, for Obama or Romney.  Many of the values represented in the current government movement are not righteous values.  Whether you agree or not is not what is important but I believe our response in this hour is critical.  If I put my hope in the government system, economic system, health care system, or any other human system, we will be disappointed at some point.  As believers we are called to put our hope in the Kingdom of God and the returning of our Messiah.  In Isaiah 60 it points to the light shining (Christ in us- He is the Light and now we are children of Light) when deep darkness covers the earth.  No one can argue that with global economic recession, instability in many Muslim governments, inflation, high unemployment, many natural disasters, human rights violations, Iran enriching Uranium, and many other things that this very much looks like some darkness covering the earth.  I am not for doom and gloom, I think it is important that we be like the sons of Issachar discerning the times and seasons we are in.  Our church recently had a revivalist, Sean Smith, who has studied the great revivals of history.  What is amazing is that what precedes a great rival or awakening is not just fervent prayer, desperation by believers, a uniting of believers for this purpose, repentance but really the darkening of the society the people are in.  Thus he listed several things, like a rise in violent crime, economic problems, etc..  It was his conviction and belief not that revival is coming to America but that it is already here.  This may be shocking to some American Christians but look across the globe at what God is doing:  there is documented outbreaks of revival on every continent on the earth, there are more Muslims coming to Christ in the last 50 years than all the other previous times, there are more Jews coming to Christ than in past history, there are more outbreaks of divine healings, there is incredible growth in people coming to Christ in emerging or developing nations, there are documented resurrections from the dead in over 80 countries, and there are many new countries being opened to the Gospel.  Could it be that in these times that seem so dark, we could be on the edge of one of the greatest outpourings of God's Spirit on the earth.  I have seen in my little world that there is more revelation from the Word of God being shared about our identity "in Christ" and the fullness of God's grace through Christ than I know has been released in the past.  As much as the generations behind me (younger than 40 years old) are often some of the most unchurched, somewhere around 4%.  There also I believe is a rising spiritual hunger where people are genuinely searching for something more than they are currently living and experiencing.  I believe it is time to turn to the Lord and seek His face for what He is looking to do in our nation, our families, and our own hearts.  God is not shocked by the recent election, Jesus Christ is still on His throne and God is still sovereign.  If we are reeling, maybe it is because we don't see it from God's perspective and this is an invitation to wake up to Him and wake up to our destiny as the Bride of Christ.

To see an Outpouring of Father's Love,
Bret