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  IN OUR PRAYER FOR REVIVAL... WE MUST TEST OURSELVES
  by Andrew Murray
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Summary: In prayer for revival, we must be willing to test ourselves and
the church by separating from the world's sin and values.

Topics: "Self-Examination", "Revival"
Scripture References: John 15:18

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Andrew Murray emphasizes that genuine prayer for revival requires self-
examination and a willingness to test both the church and ourselves
against the standards set by Christ. He illustrates how Christ's
separation from the world and his acceptance of the cross exemplify the
stark contrast between the values of the world and the values of the
Kingdom of God. The cross serves as a powerful symbol of this
relationship, revealing the enmity of the world towards Christ and the
strength found in what the world deems foolish. Murray calls for
believers to embrace this truth in their pursuit of revival, recognizing
the need for a deep commitment to Christ's teachings.

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Unless in our prayer for revival we are ready to test the church, and to
test ourselves, by this touchstone, our prayer will be in vain. With
Christ his not being of the world meant everything. He proved it by
separating himself from its sin, by exposing and reproving it, by
accepting the cross it prepared for him as the proof of the distance
between it and him. The cross revealed the spirit of the world, its
irreconcilable enmity to him. It revealed the Spirit of Christ -- his
refusal of its friendship, his endurance of its hate and rejection. The
cross is the everlasting symbol of the relation between Christ and the
unregenerate world. What is called folly, he counted wisdom. What it
called weakness, he proved to be strength.

What it despised, he gloried in.

(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 30).

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/andrew-murray/in-our-prayer-for-revival-we-must-test-ourselves/
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