When we talk about how revival might happen, we commonly turn to 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name will 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.” We read that but we don’t DO that.

We look for ways to humble other people, the evil people we see plaguing the land.

We’re absolutely sure OUR ways aren’t wicked – after all, have you seen what THOSE PEOPLE DO?

We assert our own righteousness and look for ways to enforce it on others.

There will be no revival, no activation of what we see in 2 Chronicles 7:14 until those who are God’s people do what it says.

To that end, we start by asking God to convict us, to show us our sin and our need for repentance.

Then we take the next step of actually repenting, of turning from our sin and to Jesus.

Repentance is hard – we like our sin – we’re comfortable with it. But it’s killing us.

Repentance starts with me – with us.