Revival Birthed by the Holy Spirit

“Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake... bring my soul out of trouble.” [1]

“And when He [the Holy Spirit] has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.” [2]

“He will convict: Or undeceive the world.”

“Of sin, because they do not believe in Me: It is unbelief, the rejection of Jesus, which ultimately proves one to be guilty. The Holy Spirit will tell the world of the importance of trusting in, relying on, and clinging to Jesus to avoid this sin.

“The essence of sin is unbelief... it is a total rejection of God’s messenger and message.” (Tenney)

“The basic sin is the sin which puts self at the center of things and consequently refused to believe in Him [Jesus].” (Morris)

“Of righteousness, because I go to My Father: The ascension of Jesus to heaven demonstrated that He had perfectly fulfilled the Father’s will and had proven Himself righteous – and exposed the lack of righteousness in the world that rejected Him. The Holy Spirit shows the world the righteousness of Jesus and its own unrighteousness.”

“Righteousness... has been revealed in the incarnate Son, who exemplified it perfectly in all his relationships.” (Tenney)

“The ruler of the world [that is, the devil] is judged.” “To adhere to the lies of the devil and the deceitfulness of sin rather than to Christ is to cling to a doomed cause, to a sinking ship.” (Dods) [3]

“Yes, O Holy Father, revive us for the sake of Your Son’s Name. Bring many souls out of trouble. In Jesus’ Name, pour forth Your Holy Spirit and bring many souls out of trouble. In Jesus’ Name, we ask. Amen.”

[1] Psalm 143:11
[2] John 16:8-11
[3] Selected comments from the Enduring Word Commentary