Praying for Revival
“O Lord, Do it Again! Do it Again!”
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” – ISAIAH 6:8
Rev Dr. Gordon Moyes tells a timeless story – one that reaches back into history and into our day: “Dr J. Edwin Orr, the greatest authority ever on renewal in the church was a lecturer at Wheaton College. He took some students in 1940 for a brief visit to England including the Epworth Rectory. Beside the bed were two worn impressions on the carpet where it was said John Wesley knelt hours in prayer for England’s social and spiritual renewal. As the students were getting on the bus, he noticed one was missing. Going back upstairs he found one student kneeling in the carpet knee holes praying with his face on the bed: “O Lord, do it again! Do it again!” Orr placed a hand on the student’s shoulder and said gently, “Come on Billy, we must be going.” And rising, Billy Graham rejoined the bus.” By the 1950’s the young evangelist was bringing revival to the United States. His children and grandchildren now carry the torch. What was the secret to their great effectiveness? I have to believe it was seen on that day in 1940! “O Lord, do it again! Do it again!”
This was from a message preached by Pastor Theo at the Crossway Christian Church in Spencerville, Maryland. What will make a nation great again? Not economic vitality or military might! It is the work of the Divine in our midst that will revitalize our people. This is the message we must carry to our people, particularly in times that are dark and confusing.
The rising sun over Crossroads Christian Church.
