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N ANCY L EIGH D E M OSS

BROKENNESS

SURRENDER

HOLINESS

A R EVIVE O UR H EARTS TRILOGY

M OODY P UBLISHERS
CHICAGO

2008 by
N ANCY L EIGH D E M OSS

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CONTENTS

B ROKENNESS

The Heart God Revives

2002, 2005 by
N ANCY L EIGH D E M OSS

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version . Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version.

Editor: Cheryl Dunlop
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

DeMoss, Nancy Leigh.

Brokenness : the heart God revives.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-1281-2
ISBN-10: 0-8024-1281-5
1. HumilityReligious aspectsChristianity. 2. Christian life. 3. Revivals. I. Title.

BV4647.H8D46 2005
248.4dc22
2005007375

Lord, High and Holy, meek and lowly,
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights;
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.

Let me learn by paradox
that the way down is the way up,
that to be low is to be high,
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
that to have nothing is to possess all,
that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,
that to give is to receive,
that the valley is the place of vision.

Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells,
and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;

Let me find thy light in my darkness,
thy life in my death,
thy joy in my sorrow,
thy grace in my sin,
thy riches in my poverty,
thy glory in my valley.

from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan
Prayers and Devotions

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

I N N OVEMBER 2001 , I witnessed an incredible moving of God upon more than five hundred pastors and other leaders in Korea. Gods presence came suddenly, and with profound and thorough conviction of sin, bringing deep repentance and personal and corporate brokenness. Some were before the Lord all night before He would let them go. They were convinced that God was inviting them to see their sin as He saw it, to quickly and thoroughly forsake their sins, and to be ready as clean vessels of the Lord to guide His people in a fresh time of revival in their land (Acts 3:19).

It was an awesome sight and sound to hear and see the wailing before the Lord in genuine repentance, cleansing, and brokenness and to hear the expectant cries for revival among Gods people and for spiritual awakening in their nation. They were especially grieved over the lost condition of their countrymen in North Korea.

Utter brokenness in Gods holy presence is a prerequisite to any mighty moving of God in revival. I was with Nancy Leigh DeMoss in Fort Collins, Colorado, in July 1995, when utter brokenness occurred, an event she so adequately relates in this book. Nancy describes her own response to Gods touch on His people and on our lives also. Truly, neither of us will ever be the same again.

May this be repeated all across our nation as we take seriously what God is saying to His pastors, leaders, and people. It remains absolutely true today that:

IF God permits crises, as spoken by God:

When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people (2 Chronicles 7:13).

THEN

if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).

I believe God is saying one more time:

Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive
(2 Chronicles 7:15).

I am making clear and strong changes in my life for these days, praying that a much-needed revival may come to our nation and our world. I am especially seeking opportunities for personal revival and prayer.

I want to challenge you to heed the call that God has so clearly given to Nancy: a call to brokenness. Give careful attention to her helpful guidance in practically implementing this message in your life, your family, and your church. Make the adjustments in your life to God immediately and thoroughly.

Much of our world is making major adjustments to the new realities we now face as a result of September 11, 2001. Will Gods leaders and Gods people continue with business as usual? We must not! Since many do not know how to identify spiritual crises, and therefore do not know clearly what to do before God, this book will be both a very timely word from God and a practical guide to returning to God, so He can work once again through His people toward revival and spiritual awakening.

Henry T. Blackaby

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

M ORE THAN ANY OTHER message I have written or shared from the platform, the credit for this particular message should rightly be shared with others. Many of the components of this bookincluding specific scriptural insights, applications, and, in a few cases, actual wordingwere developed over several years in collaboration with the staff of Life Action Ministries, particularly Del Fehsenfeld Jr . (now with the Lord) and Tim St. Clair , as we served together in revival ministry.

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