Dr. Wesley L. Duewel- Then Agree in Prayer. As your concern deepens, God may lead you to someone who already shares your vision and burden, or so will quickly become one in spirit with you. As His children agree in prayer (Matt. 18:19), God's answers are speeded [we'll see in chapter 34].
The full history of how God uses the prayers of His children to prepare for revival is seldom known in this world. My dear friend Rev. Duncan Campbell, minister of the Church of Scotland and for many years the principal of the Faith Mission Training Home and Bible College in Edinburgh, shared with me some of the beginings of the amazing Hebrides revival, known as "The Lewis Awakening." (Google image, Prayer agreement leads to breakthrough)
Two elderly women in the village of Barvas on the island of Lewis began nightly prayer times when they agreed together to pray for God to send revival to their community. Night after night they interceded before God. After some months, unknown to them, several godly young men began to meet nightly on the other edge of the village to pray for revival.
As these ladies prayed on, God revealed to them that the well-known Rev. Duncan Campbell would come to Barvas to lead them. When they wrote to him, he regretfully declined the invitation, saying his schedule was too crowded. They replied, "You may say you will not come, but God says you are coming!"
Some time later the pastor of the local Presbyterian church, Rev. James M. MacKay, attended one of the British Isles conventions. While there, Dr. T. Fitch suggested that he invite Mr. Campbell for special meetings.
In December 1949 Duncan Campbell finally reached the Hebrides to begin a series of meetings. After several nights God's presence fell upon the village, bringing deep conviction of sin. From there, the revival spread from village to village in a series of waves, continuing from 1949 through 1953, until the life of whole communities was transformed.
Many people, suddenly convicted by the Holy Spirit as they sat in their homes, fell on their faces before God and were powerfully converted. Others were seized by the Spirit as they walked down the street and dropped to their knees to pray. One night alone so many people were praying outside the police station that the officers had to send for the minister and Duncan Campbell.
Drinking houses were closed for lack of business. Buses came from across the island, bringing crowds to the meetings. Services lasted at times till two and three in the morning. Churches which had had an attendance of only four or five on Sunday mornings were now crowded week after week. Prayer meetings became the center of village life in many communities. The revival came from God, but as far as it can be humanly known, it began as God led two elderly ladies to agree together in prayer.
Father, as our prayer concerns increase, please lead us to others who are equally concerned about our church group or other organization we're praying for, that they may experience revival.
As there's no known pattern for a revival, other than Your Spirit's moving on particular people to pray, we ask that You move on us to pray, for we long to see revival break out.
Today's Bible verses-
"What is it . . . you think , can separate you from Christs love?
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39
Nope . . . there is nothing . . . not the past, not the present, not your heart, not your failures, not your weakness, not your faith . . . no . . . there is nothing !!!
He lives . . . Christ Jesus is on your side !!!!!!!"
~ What is it that God has determined to be the “good thing” for us to do? Have you searched out what He plan is for your life? Have you asked Him what it is? Maybe it's time to ask. What you desire to accomplish in life may just be the “good thing” God plans for you. It could be your calling, and He wants to reward you accordingly.
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Dr. Wesley L. Duewel: "There is tremendous blessing in being a prayer partner with one or several others. Each prayer partner can agree to uphold the other specially in prayer."
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My prayer is, God prepare my heart for revival. Thanks Jean for sharing my poem
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