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主題:對復興的飢渴
日期:2016年3月16日
作者:Che Ahn

神正在傾倒祂的榮耀給那些預備好來領受的人們。在許多方面,神已經明確表示,祂要對我們顯示出祂的美善,並賜給我們祂的力量以在今日的地上行神蹟奇事。

最大的問題是:你準備好了嗎?

一個永無止境的飢渴

其中一個讓自己準備好來領受神的榮耀的主要方式是對得著更多的祂滿了飢渴

在馬太福音5:6,耶穌告訴我們,“飢渴慕義的人有福了!因為他們必得飽足。“

當你對得著更多的祂滿了飢渴,神就會將自己更多地充滿你,包括祂的榮耀。

許多歷史上的偉大復興是因著當地教會中少數幾個分別為聖的人們的飢渴而誕生的。約翰·衛斯理,這位1700年代第一次大覺醒的復興先驅者說道,

 “如果你想看到復興,來為神燃燒,人們會來看你的燃燒。

並不需要一大群人才能帶來神的行動。一個人對神持續的飢渴就可以將祂彰顯的同在迎來。

 “跳進河裡,留在那裡

對神同在的飢渴不僅僅是啟動復興的關鍵 - 這同時也是從復興中領受的關鍵。

1994年,當神的靈在多倫多澆灌,我與那時的合作牧師也是我最親密的朋友之一,Lou Engle,去參加了聚會。

當Lou和我在那裡經歷了神彰顯的同在,我對他說,“我們現在正在立下跳進這河裡,並且留在那裡頭的聖約。

因著我們的飢渴,我們對復興委身。而因著這委身,我們的生活和事工中已經嚐到神的榮耀,並經歷巨大的祝福。

抓住這波復興的新浪潮

其中一個驚人的祝福是在1995年,HRock教會所開始的一個復興,我們在超過三年半的時間中,每週有五個晚上有長時間的聚會舉行!

Lou和我在多倫多所立下的聖約,也因此誕生出TheCall這個青年運動,從兩代中動員龐大的群體來參與為復興舉行多日的禁食禱告。

從現在開始算起的短短三個星期,在4月9日,我們將再次聚集在TheCall Azusa - 一個在洛杉磯紀念體育場所舉行的禱告,愛和神蹟的巨型聚會。

我要鼓勵你與成千上萬的信徒們一同在這個“樓上的房間”加入我們。當我們為神的榮耀下一個復興的浪潮滿懷飢渴,這將是世人所從未見過的。

神尊榮我們對祂的飢渴。如果我們真正渴望並尋求祂,祂會傾倒祂的靈在我們身上並且透過我們 - 甚至到地極。

帶著愛,

Che Ahn




"Hungry and Thirsty for Revival"
by Che Ahn, Pasadena, CA

 

God is pouring out His glory on those who are ready to receive it. In many ways God has made it clear that He wants to reveal His goodness to us and give us His power to release signs and wonders on the earth today.

The big question is: Are you ready?

An Insatiable Hunger

One of the key ways you can prepare yourself to receive God's glory is by being hungry and thirsty for more of Him.

In Matthew 5:6, Jesus tells us, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

When you are hungry for more of Him, God will fill you with more of Himself, including His glory.

Many of the great revivals throughout history have been birthed out of the hunger and thirst of a few consecrated individuals in a local church. John Wesley, the forefront revivalist of the First Great Awakening of the 1700s, stated,

"If you want to see revival, get on fire for God, and people will come to see you burn."

It doesn't take a multitude of people to bring about a move of God. One person's persistent hunger for God can usher in His manifest presence.

"Jump Into the River and Stay There"

Hunger and thirst for the Lord's presence is not only the key to starting revival—it is also the key to receiving from revival.

In 1994, when God's Spirit was being poured out in Toronto, I attended the renewal meetings with Lou Engle, my co-pastor at the time and one of my closest friends.

As Lou and I experienced God's manifest presence there, I said to him,"We're making a covenant right now to jump into this river and stay there."

Because of our hunger, we made a commitment to revival. And as a result of that commitment, we have tasted God's glory and experienced tremendous blessings in our lives and ministries.

Catching the Fresh Wave of Revival

One of those amazing blessings was a revival that began at HRock Church in 1995. We ended up holding protracted meetings five nights a week for over three and a half years!

The covenant that Lou and I made in Toronto also birthed TheCall, a youth movement mobilizing massive groups from two generations to hold days of prayer and fasting for revival.

Just three weeks from now, on April 9 we will be joining together once again for TheCall Azusa—a massive gathering of prayer, love and miracles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

I want to encourage you to join us in this "upper room" with thousands upon thousands of other Believers as we hunger and thirst for the next revival wave of God's glory, unlike anything the world has ever seen.

God honors our hunger and thirst for Him. If we genuinely desire and seek Him, He will pour out His Spirit on us and through us—even to the ends of the earth.

With Love,

Che Ahn