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Saturday, July 11, 2009 @ 8:04 AM
Hey central 2!:)

I just wanna share something i felt very strongly about... as you all know, the pastors and leaders in our church have been talking about this second-wave revival, how its gonna hit the young generation and all. Even Dr. Corne Bekker felt the same thing, and said that our church is going to experience something strong and powerful. i don't doubt the words they say, especially if it comes from God. if God says its gonna come, then its gonna come whether we like it or not. However, the very moment i heard about this wave thing, one question tugged very strongly at my heart, and that question is: Will we be ready for that revival?

To put things in perspective, the whole H1N1 thing that has hit our church is not a very big deal. Ok, maybe its the devil counterfeiting everything, but why do we keep bringing up what has already happened, and what is successfully over? Why are we focussing on what the devil did, instead of what we should be doing? I'm not critisizing SP, nor am i critisizing the leaders and elders of the church. Its just, i feel that we should be fixing our eyes on the bigger picture that God has in store for us.

To me, i believe that the key step to preparing for revival is the discipline of daily devotion, which is what i have learnt from Dr. Corne Bekker's seminar. we have to be hungry for God and his word. what does it mean to thirst? imagine that you have no water to drink for a day and you are going to die of dehydration. what do you want the most? a glass of cool water. that's what thirst is. Unless we are truly thirsty for God in our lives, how will we truly experience anything that he wants to do for us? Take the example of water. If you are not thirsty at all, the water, no matter how cold or fresh it is, will just taste like something not nice.. Ok, that's how it is to me, but that's not the point.

Central 2, I strongly believe God can use our cell in many ways, more than we can imagine. However, are we ready? Will we do what it takes, and fight the real spiritual battle? The real battle wasn't fighting H1N1. In fact, H1N1 was just a passing phase. Normal. The real battle is ongoing in our lives, as we make the decision everyday on whether we will spend time with God and live a life that truly reflects his name. Lets focus on things that truly matter, and things that we can fight for, to bring glory to him alone.

Let's be a cell that is radical in the things we say and do, and most importantly, have that unsatiable hunger and thirst for the word and presence of God. Let's be a salt and light unto this world, and together, united as one, we'll win souls for Christ, bringing God's word into our lives and the lives of people around us.

Let's fight this battle, and win the war.

Love, Persis.