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This morning we had a guest pastor at our church. He had prepared a message on .... I don't remember what he was going to speak about. Earlier that morning during prayer he had felt a calling to NOT speak on ___ but to speak to the church, to tell the church, "repent, God is calling you to repent." In order to have REVIVAL in Kalamazoo, believers need to repent. Re- is a prefix that means to do again. Re-vival is to bring back to life. We need to revive ourselves, then the culture will follow us and come close to God.

The text he used was 2Chronicles 7:13,14 "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." He spoke about the believer's repentance and the land will be healed. Revival always comes after people humbling themselves and praying.

In light of our discussion on Thursday night, we need to repent. We have grieved the heart of God. We have grieved the Holy Spirit. I need to repent. The lust of the mind. "If you have looked at a woman with lust in your heart, you have committed adultery in your heart." Matthew 5:28 I am as guilty as any other guy in the room. I call on the men of the Mighty Men Training Institute to join me in repenting. You all have permission to ask me, "How's your thought life?"

For an excellent prayer of repentance, read Anthony Carter's prayer in a previous blog entry.