Here's Henry Blackaby.

I believe that in the time when we give an account to God for everything that's happened

in our life, the one great tragedy may well be that God says, let me show you what could

have been. Let me show you what could have been if you had only been right with me if you had only gotten my grace

applied into your life if you had only not turned aside for my grace you know that the resurrection

power could set you free but you lived in bondage for 10 years let me tell you what could have

been during those 10 years if you'd only believe me.

It's Wednesday, October 3rd, and this is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss.

Nancy Lee-Demoss has been leading women in discovering the joy of personal revival.

We've spent time studying humility and honesty, both characteristics of genuine revival.

And this week, she's been telling us about another important element of revival, repentance.

It's all part of a series called Seeking Him, and Nancy's here to introduce today's message.

As we're continuing in this process of seeking Him, we've come this week to what I think is one of the most important

and yet one of the most neglected concepts in the church today, and that is the whole matter of repentance.

One of the most powerful messages that I've ever heard on the subject of repentance was given

by my friend, Dr. Henry Blackaby, back in 1995.

We want to share portions of that message with you today and tomorrow, but let me give

you just a little bit of the context for this particular message. Approximately 4,000 Christian

workers from a large international ministry had come together for their biannual staff training.

The leadership of that ministry had felt a great burden for God

to send revival to their own staff. So they had asked me to come and share my heart with the staff

that week. In the weeks leading up to that conference, as I prayed and sought the Lord about what he

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