Revive Us, O Lord!

I wonder if we long for God to revive us?While not minimizing the kindness God shows us as He slowly and steadily changes us into His image, it seems there have been particular times during the history of the church where God seemed to accelerate and intensify and extend his work in individual lives and in the church as a whole, and reading about those seasons, makes one long for more and more of them.What happens in a true revival? In his lecture on Jonathan Edwards, *J.I. Packer highlights the following results of revival:1.  God comes down2.  The Word comes alive3.  Christ is exalted4.  Sin is seen5.  Conviction goes deep6.  Change goes far7. Love breaks out8. Joy takes over9. The church becomes itself10. The lost come inAnd,11. Satan keeps pace*(I have added just one to Packer's list:)

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