One of the beauties of reading the Word of God is hearing the various authors use their language, their experiences, their culture to share who they have encountered God as. From the historical facts of the Torah to the poetic prowess of the Psalms; from the wisdom of Solomon in Proverbs to the prophecies of the major and minor prophets; from the varying personalities of the gospel writers to the apostolic oration of the apostle Paul; from the short sweet correction in Jude to the call to love by the books of 1, 2, 3 John; it is a tapestry of truth that speaks to each and every hearer who chooses to read it.

This morning while praying with Psalm 17 verse 15 jumped off the page to me. “I will see your face until I see you for who you really are. I will be satisfied in an awakening of your likeness in me!” We speak so much about an awakening, revival, shakings, and all words that are catchy, comforting and hope inspiring. But today, the Holy Spirit said, “The awakening is already here, people are awakening to who I am in them!”

Friends, we are so used to looking for a revival in some church, in some city, all hoping it is ours but the reality is, God is awakening people to the reality of who He is and it is happening all over the world all day everyday. I stood in a kitchen the other day as my friend shared the awakening she is having. The beauty of watching someone awaken to a truth that sets them free because of what God is doing in them is like no other joy we can know. This is happening everywhere.

We are in the great awakening and it is not happening in a church building it is happening in the hearts of humanity. Even the awake are awakening to the truth of the gospel of the kingdom. The love of God is healing hearts, setting people free from old mindsets and doing a work only He can do, because Christ in us is the hope of glory! Welcome to the awakening, we are in it!!!!