“…judgement must begin at the house of Yehovah…” 1 Peter 4:17
Renewal is when those who have not previously loved and followed Yeshua are made anew. Revival is when those who were previously alive and vibrant in their relationship with Him have become worn down, worn out, weary and near death. Revival must come first to His Church before those outside see that the Church has something worth their attention.
Revival happens when a person realises they are near death and need to be revived. It is accompanied by a conviction that things must change, that they need help to save them from dying. The difference between conviction and condemnation is that true conviction calls out for Yehovah’s help – while condemnation causes a person to run from Him. Condemnation makes us run from His presence because of what WE have done – but when the Ruach Hakodesh convicts us, He convinces us that there is a place of safety and right-standing with Yehovah if we run into His presence – rather than from it – because of what HE has done for us. When we truly see the love that Yehovah demonstrated towards us in the death of His Son on the cross, there is only one appropriate response to the cross – and that is our full surrender to Him. When Yehovah revives His Church, the crowds will gather to see what is happening, His people will crave and hunger after the Word of Yehovah, which cleanses the hearts of men and women and they will be compelled to spread the good news far and wide. When His Church is revived and people obey Yehovah, there ceases to be compromise with the world, people confess openly their need of Yeshua, they receive a personal call from Yehovah to do all that He commands, and they commit to forsaking all to follow Him