A Desperate Brokenness
Louis Zamperini is pictured above through various times during his life
We’re invited to bring our brokenness to a loving God, and it’s good to do so.
I am not referring to the brokenness of sin. There is another kind without which revival will not come. A powerful church remains broken before God, continually shedding pride, self-sufficiency, and compromise. Remaining broken before God is different from confession and repentance. It goes further, deeper. It is a lament that humbles us. Why do this? God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). If we desire the renewal that manifests as revival, we must humble ourselves, acknowledging our total dependence on Him.
God reminds us that true revival often begins with deep godly sorrow and a longing for God’s presence. When we, the church, become desperate enough, God responds with mercy and power.
4/1/25 Prayer Points:
- Break our hearts for what breaks Yours, Lord, and make us truly humble before You.
- Strip away every ounce of pride, self-reliance, and complacency in our lives and our church.
- Pour out a spirit of repentance and brokenness upon B4, that we may seek You with all our hearts.