This morning, we see another way the Lord preserved His people once they were in the land: through revival. Once Israel's godly leadership died off, the people immediately fell away from the Lord. Each time they did, the Lord afflicted and disciplined them through other nations. Each time He did so, they cried out to Him and He raised up a leader through whom He revived them and led them to victory. We see that through this cycle of apostasy and revival, the Lord did two things to advance the work of redemption:
*He preserved Israel from destruction so that Messiah could come.
*And in doing so, He preserved the true church.
In our own time of apostasy, we are encouraged to seek the Lord for personal, corporate, national and global revival, for the glory of His name.

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