You Need The Savior

In its notes on John 3, the Open Bible describes the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus this way: “What a shock it must have been to Nicodemus to learn that his religion was not enough! It never is. He came to Jesus addressing Him as a teacher come from God.” Jesus knew Nicodemus, as He knows all men (John 2:24, 25), and Jesus knew that he needed more than a teacher; he needed a Savior. He needed more than religion---he needed regeneration. He needed more than law---he needed life (Billy Graham, The Holy Spirit).

THE SUPERFICIALITY OF MODERN REVIVALS
One of the great secrets of the superficiality and unreality of many of our modern so-called revivals is that more dependence is put on man’s machinery than on God’s power. His power must be sought and obtained by earnest, persistent, believing prayer. We live in a day characterized by the multiplication of man’s machinery and the decrease of God’s power. The great cry of our day is work, new organizations, new methods, new machinery. The great need of our day is prayer (R. A. Torrey).