Began to Call
"Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.” — Genesis 4:25-26 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, It was humanity’s first revival. Amidst a sin-soaked world marked by Cain’s murder of his brother, Abel, and his God-less lineage came the lineage of Seth followed by Enosh. At that time, people started to collectively acknowledge God’s sovereignty through public praise, prayer, and worship. Pastor Alec Rowlands of Westgate Chapel in Edmonds, WA defines revival as “the overwhelming sense of God’s presence that falls powerfully on a Christian people who have become dead and lethargic in their spiritual life reviving those elements of the Christian life that God intended to be normal for His church.” It was through Enosh and his lineage that the Mes...