Last week I shared with you a reprint from 1877 Review and Herald, Signs of Spiritual Decline penned by Ellen G. White, and invited you to examine
yourselves. They were listed as
negatives, and some felt judgmentalism.
During this week of prayer we were challenged about what the Revival
would look like if we were to really follow Jesus. So, let me paraphrase these into positives,
and encourage you with
SIGNS of
Spiritual Revival
1. You enjoy religious conversation
and seek the company of heavenly-minded
Christians.
2. You never absent yourself from
religious services without necessity.
You prefer to be at church event than elsewhere.
3. You are more concerned about
honoring Christ in performing duty, than your comfort or opinions of others.
4. For the sake of honoring Christ
and His teachings you are not afraid of being counted over-strict.
5. You do not take sin lightly and
do not trifle with temptation.
6. When you discover faults of
others, you grieve and pray for them, and not just talk disapprovingly.
7. You are patient and forgiving
toward the faults of others.
8. You confess and forsake sin;
acknowledge and accept duty.
9. Your cheerfulness has the holy
joy of the children of God.
10. You do not shrink from
self-examination.
11. You do not bring the sorrows and
cares of the world into the Sabbath, but rather you bring the savor and sanctity of the Sabbath into your
daily life during the week.
12. Your duty as a Christian is your
top priority and does not yield to worldly interest or opinions of your
neighbors.
13. You invite for Christ and solicit
to do good all people you associate with, and avoid those who injure spiritual
life.
Reflect on these values in your personal life. What signs are you showing? Consider the
integrity to which we are called as the new creation in Christ! May this week of prayer set you higher on
your spiritual journey. May the Holy
Spirit continue developing the character of Christ in you.
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