A “Vival” is needed

So, I’m chatting with some other pastors about the word “revival”.  We all have varied experiences and understandings of the word.  The most common seems to be the idea that, as a Christian, you turned your back on a very vibrant life with Jesus.  At some point you realize that life has ebbed.  You need to have that original life back again.

So we start with a word for life – VIVE.  And we added the prefix – RE.  REVIVAL.

But what of a society that is no longer Christian, or has lost the Christian undergirding?  That’s us today!

What we need is VIVE.  Jesus had said that he came to give life – abundantly give life.  For those around us, many don’t need a revival, they need a rescue.  They need to come into the life that they have not experienced before.

In other words, we need a VIVAL in our country. 

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