Is a Revival Near? Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s View

"When he was asked the question, do you think a revival is near? No, he said, I don't. Oh, they said, why not? Because we're too healthy, he said. And so he believed a revival was an unusual outpouring or effusion of the Holy Spirit. And that it was to be seen by deeper hunger for the word of God, closer eagerness to hear the word of God. A revival isn't to be judged by the excitement or whether people fall down or laugh or cry. Revival produces moral change and can affect whole communities. And in real revivals, we know that's happened. People make restitution, thieving is stopped, police run out of work in some parts of the country. That's the kind of awakening we haven't seen in Britain for many years. When he was asked the question, do you think a revival is near? No, he said, I don't. Oh, they said, why not? Because we're too healthy, he said. We're not really in a position of crying to God out of need. So, but there were then those who joined on a bandwagon, revival is the message and they preached revival. But when it didn't appear, well then another message came and then the charismatic movement came. And so, you know, God tests men and our belief, doesn't he? Doesn't he? So a real awakening is what is needed in Britain today and in America today."