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Tag: Revival

  • Praying for revival

    Praying for revival

    When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . . .…

  • Spirit of grace and supplication

    Spirit of grace and supplication

    It is God’s will through his wonderful grace, that the prayers of his saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ’s kingdom in the world. When God has something very great to accomplish for his church, it is his will that there should precede it the extraordinary…

  • Prayer for revical

    Prayer for revical

    Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late — and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work. A.W.Tozer – American Author (1897-1963)Click to TweetFrom the book “Developing Prophetic Culture: Building…

  • Counterfeit in revival

    As Jonathan Edwards use to say, “When the church is revived, so is the devil.” Satan raises up the counterfeit to intimidate sincere seekers of God – to put them off so they will run in the opposite direction. Strange fire almost always shows up in any true revival or movement raised up by God.…