A new movie, Jesus Revolution, was released in February at theaters in America. After watching the movie, I began pondering the powerful message of the story that’s based on a real movement of the past. So many people in our world have misrepresented what Christianity is. But the Jesus Revolution movie portrays Christ’s message of love powerfully and beautifully.
If you haven’t watched the movie, I think you would be uplifted by its inspirational story. It is amazing. It has the potential to inspire millions of people to become powerful vessels that share the gospel of grace and spread the message of God’s love.
Christ commanded us to remain in His love. It’s by His love that we are able to live a joyful, fulfilling life. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is completed and perfected in us (1 John 4:12).
The following scriptures in the Bible (John 15:9-17) are words the Lord spoke about love. Jesus said: “I have loved you just as the Father has loved Me; remain in My love [and do not doubt My love for you]. If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing. This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you. No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends. You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you [My] friends, because I have revealed to you everything that I have heard from My Father. You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you. This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.”
May God use the Jesus Revolution movie as a catalyst for transforming the CHURCH into a powerful vessel of Christ’s love and bring forth another JESUS REVOLUTION even greater than the one in the 70s.
Hallelujah.
The scriptures in this post were quoted from the AMPLIFIED BIBLE.
During recent days, I’ve been weeping tears of joy. I have cried multiple times in the midst of feeling tremendous gratitude. I cannot express in words how excited I am about what God is doing in America. On Thursday, February 9, my former pastor’s wife shared about a revival that had begun the day before at Asbury University in the state of Kentucky. Shortly after that, I read two articles posted on the website of the Asbury Collegian. Excitement rose up in my spirit as I read about the move of God that began during a Wednesday morning chapel service on the college campus.
As I read the Asbury Collegian articles, I remembered the move of God from previous years that gave me the desire to pray for a worldwide revival. In 2009, I lived in the suburbs of Atlanta and attended Passion City Church regularly. With a sense of awe, I saw revival happening at Passion City Church. Fourteen years ago, when I first began attending the Passion gatherings, I was amazed by the large number of college students in the services. As a middle-aged woman, I was surrounded by young people that were very hungry for God. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced. God poured out His Spirit upon us powerfully as we worshiped Him in Spirit and in truth. It was truly HEAVEN ON EARTH to experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit during a number of the worship services and the Passion conferences I attended. Multitudes of these youthful ones were touched by Jesus, and I believe these gatherings helped ignite a movement that led to the beginning of a spiritual awakening.
Those years of worshiping with the college students at Passion City Church changed the trajectory of my prayer life. As I witnessed God pouring out His Spirit, Jesus called me to pray for revival to come upon the entire body of Christ. I began praying more passionately than I ever had before.
Even though there were naysayers that said it was not a true revival, I believe that it was a powerful move of God. Thankfully, there were other people who believed that true revival was happening. But as the years went by, the praying people seemed to get discouraged by all the negative words of the ones who did not believe God was truly pouring out His Spirit. As a result of the discouraging words, I believe prayer for revival was no longer a priority to many people in the church.
Prayer is what fuels revivals. As the church stopped praying consistently for the revival to intensify and spread, the outpouring that we experienced then began to subside.
Thankfully, God’s people are waking up now and praying like never before. So, I am confident that nothing can stop this move of God in 2023 and beyond.
With a faith-filled heart, I will continue to pray and rejoice over all the ways God is moving throughout our country. Countless people are getting redeemed, restored, transformed, delivered from demonic oppression, and set free from addictions in various churches and ministries. It’s surreal to witness God’s Spirit moving mightily in the churches and college campuses.
As we pray, we will witness an even greater measure of God’s Spirit being poured out. I believe the Spirit of God will be poured out in such a significant way that it will be like a blast of dynamite being ignited. The church will never be the same.
Let’s not allow the naysayers to discourage us. And let’s pray passionately every day for this revival to spread like wildfire throughout America and the world.
The following prayer is one I wrote in 2011. I’m sharing it again because It’s a prayer that is relevant for now.
June 13, 2011
Our Amazing Jesus,
Thank You for Your unfailing love, for the way You continually pour out Your mercy and grace. Thank You for the way You gently show us the things in our hearts that are not good. Thank You for purifying us and for removing everything that hinders us from walking closely with You. Thank You for what You are doing in the body of Christ. Oh how beautiful it is! I feel it in my spirit: Revival is about to break out in a big way in the body of believers here in our area. Keep pouring Your Spirit into the hearts of the people who are fully seeking You.
Jesus, we (the body of Christ) want more of You. We want You to work in and through us in unimaginable ways. We want thousands upon thousands to be saved in our city due to the massive outpouring of Your Spirit, Jesus. I am waiting for You with great expectation to do mighty things in the churches in our area. I have visions of people falling at Your feet, weeping in repentance, craving Your love, wanting more of You.
Jesus, show the world who You are. Show them Your radical love. Speak to the hearts of all the people who call You, “Lord.” Let each one of them come to know You deeply and intimately. Raise us up to be the church You want us to be. Jesus, make us ready for Your return, without a blemish or stain. Let us be a church who loves You fully and loves each other perfectly. Let each follower of You be so focused on You that they would not look to each other, but only to You. Let Your perfect unity and love rule in the hearts of all Your followers. I am ready to see You do great and marvelous things in my city. I love You, Jesus, with all my heart and I pray in Your name. Amen.
I am in absolute awe of You. Thank You for hearing our prayers and pouring out Your Spirit upon the younger generation. Thank You for the revival that has begun among the youth in America. Let revival continue spreading like wildfire throughout our nation and world. I trust You to bring forth a JESUS REVOLUTION that will begin to break the chains of hatred and evil off of our cities.
Awaken the church fully and help us pray more fervently than ever before. Bring forth the most powerful prayer movement among mothers to pray for the youth of the world to be saved. Bring forth countless anointed leaders to preach and lead revival meetings. Let Your Spirit rule and reign in the churches of our world. Pour out a greater measure of Your glory upon the church. Let our sons and daughters begin to prophesy with passion. Let the young men see visions and the old ones have prophetic dreams. And let millions of souls fall to their knees in repentance.
Help believers in Christ to be unified and have strong voices against the wicked injustices in our communities. Bring peace to the areas in our world that are experiencing civil unrest. Bring unity among the people in our cities and let us love one another with Your perfect love.
Empower us with Your Holy Spirit and help us do great things on the earth all the days of our lives. Let each one of us be used mightily to share the gospel message of Jesus Christ. Let us be peacemakers and help us bring change to the world until the day of Christ’s return. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV) says: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Our children and the youth of the world need Christ’s light more than they need anything else. This Christmas season, I’m continuing to pray for revival and a great spiritual awakening among the younger generation.
LORD,
Thank You for being a light for the youth to follow. Help the children of the world and the younger generation turn to You as their Savior. Revive the hearts of countless young people around the world. Bring millions of souls into Your kingdom in the days and months ahead.
Help our sons and daughters live in Your light. Help them to live fully surrendered to You each day of their lives. Give them the desire to seek You wholeheartedly through prayer and reading the Bible. Let them turn to You for guidance and strength. Teach them to trust You and know You deeper every day. Surround them with a wall of protection and watch over them always. Let Your word be a lamp to their feet and a light to their path. I pray in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
PRAY BOLDLY!
Amy
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I am in awe of Jesus Christ every day. In the midst of the spiritual battles, Jesus continues to do amazing miracles. Jesus is working mightily in the lives of the younger generation. Our prayers are birthing a revival that will bring forth positive changes in this broken world. I believe with all my heart that ‘Generation Z’ will be the greatest generation of all time. They will lead the end time revival, and millions of lives will be saved. Our sons and daughters will be filled with God’s glory and be mighty warriors for Christ’s kingdom. Hallelujah.
LORD,
Thank You for loving us so deeply. We are looking to You for answers for the generation of children of this present age. We are desperate to see You intervene on behalf of the teens and the younger generations in our communities. I ask You to pour out Your Spirit upon all the youth of the world and let them draw near to You. Rescue the ones who are surrounded by darkness and let them walk in Your light every day. Let them experience Your peace and bring healing to their souls. Deliver the adolescent ones from every addiction. Take away every suicidal thought and let them turn away from violence. Help the youth of the world turn away from all destructive behaviors and stay away from violent activities. Help them to stop bullying and to begin showing kindness to each other. Help them to stop looking to social media sites to get their worth and let them look to You to find their true callings. Fill the youthful ones with a great revelation of Your love and let them turn their hearts toward You. Awaken the souls of countless adolescents and let them be filled with a great measure of Your Holy Spirit. Surround them with Your presence and guard them from the arrows of the evil one. Draw them into Your arms and give them an insatiable desire to know You better. Let them discover Your grace and live by Your Spirit all the days of their lives.
Turn every stumbling block into a stepping stone that leads them to their destinies. Let Your will be done in their lives and help them to be great leaders. Let the younger generation share the gospel message with passion and power. Let our youth rise up and grow into strong warriors for Christ who live with purpose. I trust You to raise up a generation of passionate Christ-followers who will bring change to this broken world and live as children of light. I stand in faith and pray in Christ’s name. Amen.
PRAY BOLDLY!
Amy🌻🌻🌻
The prayer in this post is an excerpt from THE DESPERATE MOM’S PRAYER BOOK (CHAPTER 1).
