When that happens, the church is accelerated in its spiritual and numerical growth. Revival precedes great harvests of souls, and prayer always precedes great revivals of the church. Prayer is simply intimacy with God. When we become intimate with Him, then we're on the road to revival. One can't be intimate with God and wear a religious mask.
Genuine prayer produces genuine repentance.
Deep repentance releases the Spirit of God in our lives. When that happens, then we're already on the road to revival. There's much talk today about revival. I simply know one thing about revival. It always descends on the wings of prayer.