Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground.
It is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain. Hosea 10:12

When God sends revival He starts with a few people. When He sent revival to Nineveh He started with Jonah. In other revivals throughout church history there would be a group of people who were burdened for revival and would meet together to pray. God starts in a small inner circle and works His way out. The inner circle will always be people God has raised up and whom God has burdened for revival.

Prayer

Dr. A. T. Pierson once said, 'There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer.' Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, "Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church?" They were not particularly interested, for it was a hot day in July. But they didn't want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, "This is our heating plant." Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking a blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon.

Humility

Humility is the willingness to be corrected. It is removing the walls we have built for self-defense. We stop being defensive and start being open to the leading of the Holy Spirit, to correction from the Bible, and to advice of mature Christians who wish to help us grow.

A Soft Heart

The Bible tells us to break up the unplowed ground. When hardness enters our lives, we become closed to God. His grace, like rain, will roll off of us instead of sinking in. The problem is not with God, but with us; we are too hardened to receive what He has for us.

Today’s Scripture Reading: 1st Peter 5:5-10

Today’s Prayer Guidance: O God give me a soft heart toward You. Give me a humble spirit toward fellow-believers. And give me a heart to spend time with You in prayer.