The experience within results in an expression without.

I live nearly 2000 kilometres away from Durban and yet I can almost feel the raw passion, excitement and fervour for Jesus Christ, his kingdom and his glory that has been aroused at COGS Youth camp 2010! 95 lives have been turned upside down for eternity...and the city of Durban waits in eager expectation for the effects to be lived out amongst her broken, dying populus!

And here's where my highly unoriginal thought lies.

The experience within results in an expression without.

Evangelism is not a program but an expression, of what is burning within the hearts of christians. As Charles Spurgeon said: "A burning heart will find for itself a flaming tongue".

Awakening is bringing back to life those who are "asleep" in the Light. The lost are "dead in tresspasses and sins", in the dark. and need to be saved, not revived. Revival comes after life is given. (Ephesians)

In Acts 2:1 we read "When the day of Pentecost came....." if we could exchange the word "Pentecost", with the word "Revival", we could see a whole new perspective in the book of Acts, and New Testament Church. Revival within, Evangelism without.

John the Baptiser, changed a nation in 6 months; and did what the Pharisees could not do in 400 years of silence. Silence?!

Yet John did not raise the dead or heal anyone. But he aroused a nation.

Jn 1:23 "...I am the voice..." (NIV)The voice. A sound. A declaration. A Revivalist. An Evangelist and Revivalist.....


2000 kilometres away and I can feel the tide changing!

Jalaps