“To make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:17 NIV
John’s ministry was to “make ready a people prepared for the Lord”. Since it was Jesus, born of the virgin Mary, for whom John was preparing the way, it is clear that Jesus is the Lord, eternal God in human flesh. But the point is, it is the Lord Himself who visits us in revival. If the presence of the angel was an awesome thing causing Zechariah to be gripped by fear, how much more awesome is a visitation from the Lord Himself! Many Christians in our day are flippant toward the Lord. Whenever in the Bible people encountered either an angel or the Lord Himself, there is one uniform response – reverent fear! If we want the living God to visit us with revival, our hearts need to be prepared. As Paul put it, “I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men” (Acts 24:16). If we are judging our sin daily on the thought level, seeking to live as those set apart unto the Lord, filled with His Spirit, repentant of all our sins, we will be prepared for that awesome event, should it happen, that the Lord Himself would visit us in revival. When God sends revival, He also sends great joy. We need to pray that God would graciously send us such a visitation of His saving grace. As we continue our journey through Advent we need to prepare ourselves to welcome the Lord Himself into our midst. Come Lord Jesus, Come!
PRAYER THOUGHT
Holy Spirit, prepare our hearts to welcome the Lord in our midst.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Holy Spirit, move in our hearts so that we are prepared to receive the Lord of lords and King of kings in fresh new ways this Advent season. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Isaiah 11:1-9
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