Church History, Revival, and the Movements That Changed the World

My heart burns for revival and church history because I believe God has opened wells for every generation, and we must not be deceived, distracted, or disconnected from what the Lord has prepared for us. The Bible says, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever” - this means that what God reveals is not only for us, but also for the generations after us. Deuteronomy 29:29.

Church history is one of those wells. It shows us how the Gospel started with power, how Jesus was revealed through signs, wonders, transformed lives, and the work of the Holy Spirit - not only through logic, reason, or human understanding. It reminds us that the same God who moved before still desires to move again.

The Bible also says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” Proverbs 25:2. That is why we search. That is why we study. That is why we look back into revival history - not to worship the past, but to discover what God revealed, what the Church lost, and what He is restoring again.

My heart is that we would inherit what God has made available. Scripture says, “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” Proverbs 13:22. I believe revival history is part of our spiritual inheritance. The testimonies of men and women who carried fire, paid the price, surrendered deeply, and hosted the presence of God are not meant to be forgotten. They are meant to provoke us to hunger again.

If God used faulty men and women to carry great revivals, He can use us too. The issue is not human perfection; the issue is surrender. Jesus showed us what a man fully yielded to the Father and completely dependent on the Holy Spirit can do. He said, “Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.” John 14:12.

This is why my heart burns: because the Lord wants His Kingdom extended on the earth through us. We are not called only to study revival; we are called to become living sacrifices, burning hearts, and surrendered vessels. As one revivalist expressed, if God is not in a place, offer Him a surrendered heart - and He will come with fire.

Our desire is to see the Kingdom of God come on earth as it is in heaven, until “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.” Matthew 6:10; Revelation 11:15.

We long for the day when “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14. We believe the Father still desires to pour out His Spirit, as He promised: “I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.” Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17.

So we learn, we search, we surrender, and we burn - until every nation hears, every heart sees Jesus, and the Church is restored to walk in the fullness of what Christ purchased by His blood.