Writing on this uncommon and not very popular topic “The Revival Generation” (The young ones) is something that really intrigued me. I have sought earnestly to learn and know why today many evil things such as occultism, drug addiction, alcoholism, armed robbery, illicit sex, obscenity, pornography and different kinds of devilish schemes happen to the young ones.
However, I never found one satisfying answer or reason. From the variety of people I asked, not even from the many books I read, I found no answer. But going back to the manufacturer’s manual, “The Bible”, I found that all these things have actually been prophesized that they will happen. However, the Word of God admonishes believers with these words of encouragement, “let not your hearts be troubled”.
Therefore, I decided that I am not going to be discouraged or let my heart be troubled by the problems faced by children of this generation. They are the revival generation; God is entrusting everything on earth to them for the final and last day’s revival. The Bible says, “If God be for us who can be against us”.
This book will explore different but relevant scriptures to reveal what Christ has completed as regards the victories in the lives of the young ones and what you are expected to do to fulfill all these gracious blessings as a church and members of the family of God.
Searching through the scriptures, and visiting some churches and Christian families in the USA, Europe and Africa, it seems that the devil knows that most Christians are not aware of their authority over him and are therefore not protecting their young ones as they should.
Nevertheless, the devil is taking advantage of their ignorance. Many believers have not properly understood what the scriptures say about the upbringing and nurturing of the young ones in the fear and admonition of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The few people that seem to understand quickly fall out of faith whenever their young ones are caught in the same challenges and trials that face the youth today. By so doing they are not standing firm on what they really belief and the devil is taking great advantage of the situation. The good news however, that is, no matter what the devil does, the young ones are in deed the “Revival Generation” they are God’s divine plan for the end-time. The Bible makes it clear that the children are the heritage of the Lord, Psalm 127:3.
Children are very special gift from our heavenly Father to mankind. There is no human being on the face of the earth that does not pass through this rite of birth or childhood. Even our Lord Jesus Christ came to this world as a child to demonstrate to us what manner of love God has bestowed on His Children [mankind] that he is mindful of them.
What do you think about this? Jesus did not come as a grown up man or a super hero, He came as a child. He was born in a manger, a place of filth and dirt. He went through persecution in the hand of Herod the king. As a young man, Jesus was rejected by his Jewish brothers. He suffered under Pontius Pilate and was crucified on the cross, He died a shameful death. And He rose up on the third day and gave the victory to mankind, the great salvation.
The Bible declares through the psalmist,
“Out of the mouth of the children, God has ordained strength and praise to shame and silence the enemies” (psalm8: 2).
The devil is truly on the run; Jesus Christ shamed him when he rose from the dead on the third day. From his childhood had received the strength He needed to confront the trials and challenges on earth and so are you and your children.