Why Revival Tarries - Part 2
by Henry Blackaby
Jesus cried with the broken heart of the Father, "If you had known, even you, in this your day the things that make for your peace. But now …" the enemy is coming upon you.
If the Lord Jesus heard the Father say that, and all through the Scriptures others heard God saying that, we should ask, "Is anyone standing in the presence of God today to hear if God is saying that about us? Or have we approached God with the sense, "that will never be said of us?" Many have said that with the nature and extent of the sin of God's people today, God would have to apologize to many other cities He has destroyed if He does not deal with us. And so I ask the question, "Why does revival tarry?"
I've even heard some people who, when they pray, almost accuse God. It goes something like this: "Oh God, You made some promises and You've not kept Your promise." Then they quote some Scriptures to God and say, "God, You say that if I did this … You'd do this… and You haven't done it." When I've been there and heard them pray that way, I want to fall on my face and say, "God, forgive this dear brother. He doesn't know what he's saying. You never do anything out of character; You never do anything out of time: You never do anything without reason…"
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