Cyle Clayton

Satan is not sovereign. He cannot thwart what God intends. When God chooses to revive, He will. Yet while God is sovereign, we are responsible to respond to His Spirit in repentance, obedience, and faith. God moves; we respond. That’s revival. That’s the Christian life. So how does Satan try to disrupt revival? One day, he’ll launch a final assault against Christ and His people, leading the nations to rebel against the holy city (Rev. 20:7–9). He will fail then, just as he fails now when he attacks God’s people head-on. But he succeeds through subtler means. One of his most effective tactics is the divide-and-conquer tactic—especially in the weeks and months after revival begins. Here are some of the ways we unknowingly join him in undermining God’s work. 1. Sectarianism Sectarianism occurs when loyalty to a subgroup becomes divisive, leading to suspicion, rivalry, and exclusion. One group thinks they’re more spiritual because they raise their hands—or because they don’t. They sing h...

We’ve just come through an incredible week with Life Action and the Thirst Conference. God worked powerfully in many hearts. But now comes the question: how do we keep living in that spirit of revival instead of sliding back into “normal” Christianity until the next big event? Some might say revival can’t be hindered — that once God starts something, nothing can stop it. But Scripture tells a different story. The letters to the churches in Revelation, for instance, show that God’s work among His people can be resisted or neglected. Time and again in the Bible, revival was lost because God’s people drifted. I believe we can hinder revival after we’ve experienced it. Over the next few posts, I’ll share three common ways that happens. Here’s the first: 1. Neglecting Daily Disciplines — Bible Reading, Prayer, and Soul Care Revival is simply the manifestation of God’s presence and power among His people. But where is His presence most real to us? Not in the excitement of an event, but in ou...