25/04/2025
WORD WONDER CITY CHURCH
DAILY MEDITATION
FRIDAY 24/4/2025
TOPIC: Why Revival Tarries
TEXT: Habakkuk 3:2
Habakkuk 3:2
“O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.”
Introduction:
Revival is the divine visitation of God’s presence that brings transformation, repentance, and spiritual awakening. Many believers and churches long for revival, yet we often ask, why does it tarry? This message explores the reasons revival delays and what we must do to invite God's power back into our lives and communities.Oh Lord, let your fire fall again.
1. Lack of Genuine Prayer.
James 5:16
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
Revival tarries because the Church has become too busy for prayer. In Acts 1:14, the early church “continued with one accord in prayer,” and the Holy Spirit came in Acts 2. Prayer is not optional for revival; it is essential. When prayer becomes a priority again, revival will follow. Stop explaining prayer , pray prayer, stay on, even when you are weak and everything say no to prayer. Prayer is the fuel that drive revival.
2. Compromise with Sin.
Isaiah 59:1-2 “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save... but your iniquities have separated you from your God.”
Sin tolerated in the life of a believer or church quenches the Spirit. Revival cannot thrive where sin is entertained. Repentance must come before renewal. As Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.” Whatever sin can not destroy, does not exist.Sin is a destroyer and a sincker. Just one day out of sin can change a whole lot if things.
3. Loss of Passion for Souls.
Proverbs 11:30 “He who wins souls is wise.”
The Church has lost its burden for the lost. Jesus came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10), and if revival is to come, our hearts must break for what breaks His. Revival often begins with tears of intercession for souls. Take decisive and practical step today to win someone to Christ Jesus.
4. Lack of Hunger for God.
Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
God fills those who are hungry. Revival tarries when we are content without His presence. Like Moses in Exodus 33:15, we must cry out, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here!” Be desperate for God, it works.
5. Self-Reliance and Pride.
2 Chronicles 7:14 “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves…”
God resists the proud (James 4:6). When churches rely on programs instead of power, structures instead of the Spirit, and methods instead of the Master, revival is delayed. Humility is the soil in which revival grows.
6. Absence of Holiness and Fear of God.
Hebrews 12:14 “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.”
God does not dwell where He is not revered. In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira died, and “great fear came upon all,” leading to a mighty move of God (Acts 5:11-16). The fear of God must return to the church. The church must embrace purity of life.
Conclusion:
Revival is not a myth or a thing of the past; it is God’s will for His Church. But it begins not with a crowd, but with one heart fully surrendered.
Will you be that one? Will you pray, repent, hunger, and seek until God moves?
Hosea 10:12 “Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.”
Prayer:
Cry out to God right now for Mercy and forgiveness over any known and unknown sin. Pray that the Lord revive your heart and spirit today. Pray other prayers as it affects relationship with God. Give Him praise. Hallelujah!