Uncapping Wells of Revival

My heart was stirred over the weekend as I spent time at the Voice of the Prophets with over 1,000 people who are hungry for revival.  This Global Awakening event brought us several speakers, including Shawn Smith, a traveling evangelist, equipper and revivalist.  He confirmed what I believe is the heart of God to bring another Great Awakening to our churches and our nation.  He opened the subject of uncapping the wells of revival through Genesis 26.  This is the story of Abraham digging wells in a place called Gerar.  Wells are dug to supply life-giving water, to place a claim on the land, and to bless the next generation.  After Abraham's death, his son Isaac came to the land of his inheritance to find that the wells had been blocked.  He went about unblocking them to re-establish the flow of water.
 
My excitement grew at Shawn's word because the wells of revival have already been dug at my own church.  We believe that our inheritance is one of revival for several reasons:  Renown revivalists from the Great Awakenings traveled to our area and dug wells of revival.  It was revivalist John Wesley who established the Methodist Church.  Our Methodist Church (The Crossing) tasted revival in 1994 when the Spirit of God fell in power.  Our prayer is, "Do it again Lord.  We want to see the flow of Your Spirit unleashed again."  Shawn taught us about how to break open the wells of revival:

• We must have a scent for water (Holy Spirit).
• We cannot be content with shallow cisterns that do not hold water.  We need the real deal; we must tap into the aquifer.
• We must have faith/a strong belief to strike water (The Spirit).  This means that we must be disciplined in prayer and be committed to cleaning out our own wells.  Every Believer in Jesus Christ has a well within.  Jesus said, “Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.  Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”    (John 4:14)

The wells of revival go deep, but the enemy has blocked the flow.  We have become used to a trickle of the Spirit instead of a mighty flow.  Revival is not meant to end.  God wants our passion for the flow of His Spirit to burn brightly.  He is calling us to clean out the blocked-up wells so that they can flow again.  This is our inheritance--to be watered from the wells of revival and to live in the supernatural realm of the Spirit.  We cannot allow the enemy to steal our inheritance.  Break open the wells of revival and let your passion arise!