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"God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
James 4:6, KJV
Roy Hession opens by describing revival not as a program or an emotional experience but simply as “the life of the Lord Jesus” filling a heart that has stopped clinging to its own rights and reputation. He describes brokenness as the daily, humbling surrender of pride, self-vindication, and the desire to have the last word — a continual yielding rather than a one-time crisis. Drawing on Christ's own brokenness at Calvary as both pattern and motive, Hession contends that a self-centered life can never coexist with the outflow of Christ's life, so the door to blessing swings on the same daily hinge: am I willing, right now, to be broken?
- Where this week have I defended myself instead of yielding my “rights” to God?
- What would it look like, practically, to let go of self-justification the next time I am criticized?
This is a UECF.NET reader's-guide summary of "Chapter 1: Brokenness" from The Calvary Road by Roy Hession — not the chapter's original text. Read Hession's own words in this chapter from the publisher: CLC Publications (free sample chapter).