Revival Sermon: To Know Him

Genesis 26:17-18 — To what extent do you know God? Do you seek to know Him and His love that surpasses all knowledge? Christians should pray Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:16-19 for themselves and for the Church. Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones explains how we are like the Laodicean church, thinking we are rich when we are poor. We are blind to our true spiritual state. But, “we must have a true concern for the glory of God.” Preliminary to revival is a thirst for God. In this exposition of Genesis 26:17-18, Dr. Lloyd-Jones reveals the Church’s need for vital living water, much like the need of water Isaac had from the wells of Abraham. She must be careful of serious hindrances to that flow of water such as dead orthodoxy, failure to seek God, to know God, and to apply the truth. We must also examine ourselves in light of Scripture. There is a right and a wrong way of self-examination and our orthodoxy determines which way we will go. The Christian should never be depressed or miserable, but some Christians are because of a wrong self-examination. When we truly know Christ, our sins will drive us to Him, not further from Him. Dr. Lloyd-Jones concludes that this comes with our desperate need for prayer, for a man who is burdened is a man who prays.