How Revival Happens

Of all the strange and unexpected details in the story of Jonah the true miracle is the revival in Nineveh. The morally clueless (4:11) population of that great city, repented of their notorious wickedness, and found grace in the sight of God.

We want to see more of that miracle in our day and in our place, don't we? We want those who are born into gospel loving homes to own their sin, at the earliest possible age, and find refuge in the covenant-keeping God. We want those who have grown up in the church but have remained spiritually indifferent to be convicted by this truth: religious habits are not enough to make a person right before God. You must be born again! We want those who have no connection to the church to realize that they are sinners in the hands of a righteous God. We want them to seek and find Christ through the ministry of the gospel in our church. We want to know the power that accomplished the greatest revival in the history of the world.

Our text invites us to witness how revivals happen. As we watch we should learn from the message of the preacher, the repentance of the sinners, and the mercy of God.