Imagine if God's presence and power converged at a single point. In the gospels, Jesus is portrayed as the very embodiment of God's presence and power, demonstrating time and again that anything is possible when we allow God to move freely and unhindered. This sacred space was known as a "thin place" among the ancient Celtic believers. They believed that when God's presence and power were felt, miracles, signs, and wonders would manifest in unprecedented waves.

There are many episodes in the Bible that resemble what we call a "thin place". Consider the ground where Jacob had a dream about angels ascending and descending a ladder, the mountain where Jesus transfigured before his closest disciples, and the dusty road where Paul met Jesus. It was in these places that people met God face to face and never settle for the ordinary again.

Many revivals throughout history have emerged from a thin place.

They always start with a small group of people and grow to a large number. The intensity of their desire for true friendship and intimacy with God would create such a bright flame that others would be drawn to its warmth. Unfortunately, most revivals do not last very long. Not because God does not want to be and remain with His people, but because people often think of revivals as a visitation from God rather than a habitation of God.

Meditate and understand the implication of the Apostle Paul's prayer for the believer and the church:

I ask God that you may know the love of Christ which is more than we can ever know. I ask that you may be filled with everything that God has. God can do much more than we ask him to do, or we even think of. He does it by his power which is working in us.

Ephesians 3:19-20 (WE)

 

When your desire shifts from simply wanting "God to visit me" to wanting "God to stay with me," your heart is forever transformed into a dwelling place for God. Then you transition from pursuing God for a revival to partnering with God in a revolution.

Give God the invitation to make your heart His habitation.