DAY 24: God's Heart For His Family

By Burt Salisbury (Calvary Chapel Living Water)

“...so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.” Ephesians 4:14 (ESV)

What is God’s heart for His family’s relationship to college campus revival, especially those students and campuses that seem disconnected from God?

These are unique times that we live in, are they not? Up seems down, and down seems up, and nowhere is that more evident than on the college campuses where we send our young adults. We send them there to become well-rounded in knowledge or perhaps learn a trade, and they end up in an overwhelming situation where new–and sometimes dangerous–ideas are presented and forced upon them. Ideas in and of themselves aren’t dangerous; ideas that separate us from the God who loves us certainly are.

Surely, God’s heart is that his children would draw closer and closer to Him, not constantly be turned aside by every wave of popular opinion that comes around.

As Paul writes in Ephesians 4:14 “so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.”

As our young people are pulled in every direction, we need to be in prayer on their behalf. Our prayer should be two-fold.

We need to be in prayer for our young believers in college to not be distracted and discouraged but keep their eyes focused upon our Savior who gave everything for them.

We also need to be in prayer for the young people who do not yet know Jesus as their Savior. We need to pray that they would not be moved in the opposite direction, away from God, but they would come to the loving Lord and Redeemer who desires to save them and be with them. We pray that they would hear and respond to the gospel, for the Gospel indeed changes the world.

While some may look to politics, arguments, and debates as the primary means of change, we look to God who changes the world by changing the individual's heart toward Him – one saving grace at a time. God can revive our colleges and move in a mighty way in the lives of our young people, and He will move as the family of Christ seeks Him.

So, let us show the love of Christ every day, every moment, and with every step, we take on our college campuses, that the heart of the Gospel may be made evident, young people would come to know Christ, and through that, the world may be turned right side up as the Creator initially intended.

PRAYER POINTS:

• “Father, we glorify Your name. There is none like You. We seek Your divine intervention in the lives of our young people and on our college campuses. There is a great need, Lord, for You to move in a miraculous way in these places, and we long for a revival to come in the lives of our college students and staff. Please let Your Holy Spirit move and bring Your children home. We look forward to seeing Your divine will unfold in the lives of Your people. In Christ’s precious Name. Amen.”