This question has been rolling over in my head for the past few days and I know it is an issue that has been around for a long time and many people have written about and spoke about it, but I want to look at it from a different perspective.
Awhile back I was reading in 1 Samuel 7:1 - And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
I love this passage of scripture, because to me it shows the importance of the ark of the Lord, which symbolizes the presence of God, to 2 different generations. You see the presence of God would have not meant a thing to Eleazar had his Father not taught him the importance of sanctification as it relates to the presence of God. Understand that in the Old Testament times that God would not allow the ark to be placed in a "common" or normal place, the ark had to be placed somewhere that was set apart for the purpose of housing the presence of God, somewhere that was sanctified. The same is true today, God will not pour out his shekinah glory in just anyone, he wants someone that is sanctified, someone that has set themselves apart for the purpose of serving God!
If we expect a revival in our country we must become sanctified, set apart!! It has to start with the Fathers, the spiritual head of the house, we must first sanctify ourselves and teach the next generation the importance of sanctification...it is the only way we will experience God's presence!!
Where are all the Fathers??
God Bless,
Nathan
