“You Prayed for Revival—But Did You Honor the Prophet?”
You pray and cry out to God for revival. You ask Him to send revival into your church, and then God sends a preacher who comes into your church and preaches about the very revival you have been praying for.
But after the preacher leaves, you turn around and backstab him. You gossip about him. You slander him. You talk nasty things about him behind his back. You question whether he was really sent by God.
Then you wonder why the revival doesn't come the way you were praying for it to come.
The Word of God says:
“He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward.” — Matthew 10:41
You cannot despise the messenger and then complain about the message.
You cannot dishonor the prophet and expect to receive the prophet's reward.
If God sends someone to speak a word of revival into your church, don't despise the prophecy. Don't quench the Spirit. Don't tear down the person God may have used to deliver the message.
You may question, test, and discern a prophecy according to the Word of God—but there is a difference between biblical discernment and gossip, slander, backbiting, and dishonor.
The Bible says, “Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:20–21
You have been praying for revival, but what happens when revival comes through a vessel you don't like?
Will you receive the Word—or reject the messenger?
Will you honor what God is saying—or allow offense, gossip, suspicion, and criticism to quench the Spirit?
You cannot continually pray for revival while simultaneously creating an atmosphere of dishonor toward the very word God may be sending to you.
Don't despise the prophecy. Don't quench the Spirit. Test the Word, honor what is of God, and don't reject God's message simply because you don't like the messenger.
The revival you have been praying for may require you to first make room for the Word God is sending.
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