The price of awakening.
Recently, I have had a hard time sitting at a resting pace. My mind has been racing, my imagination has been inspired, but I have also felt some worry and frustration. I keep hearing stories of campuses where God seems to be doing something super natural. His will seems to be prevailing in a time when people have never been more opposed to God. I long for this in Brunswick and at Coastal and I believe we are seeing the tremors of awakening. I am blown away by what God has done this semester (Fall 2023) and yet I still find my self craving for, even anxious for more. Part of this an unhealthy disposition that has a hard time being content where I am. But I believe another part of this a genuine hunger for God to move and an unwillingness to stop knocking on the door until he does. From the Outpouring at Asbury, to Revival at Auburn, and beyond, God is on the move and I don’t want to miss out. Throughout history we seek God visiting cities, localities, and campuses with his presence and expediting the normal work of the Holy Spirit. In Scripture we get a special look into God showing up to specific people, at specific times, to give specific revelation. What is the commonality of all these people over many thousands of years? What unites Abraham, Moses, David, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Paul, Peter, John, Luther, Wesley, Duncan Campbell, Evan Roberts, and Zach Meerkreebs? A longing for God that was so great that they were willing to forsake all else other than Jesus. The longing for God to move in their families, nation, city, and church was and is all consuming for these individuals. Because of this, they had Throne Room encounters with the Lord that would then put them on their knees so often that God could do nothing but answer their cry for him to move.
My longing needs to shift from a desire to see what other campuses see. God desires this too. What he requires is for me, for us, to take the posture of those that have gone before and be willing to get low that God may be raised up. When we tear down the high places that distract us from God and humble our selves, we can be confident that God will hear and thus move.
Are we willing to pay the price for Awakening? May God make us so.