This is Revival
“When men in the streets are afraid to open their mouths and utter godless words lest the judgments of God should fall; when sinners, overawed by the Presence of God tremble in the streets and cry for mercy; when, without special meetings and sensational advertising, the Holy Ghost sweeps across cities and towns in Supernatural Power and holds men in the grip of terrifying Conviction; when “every shop becomes a pulpit, every heart an altar, every home a sanctuary” and people walk softly before God—This is Revival!”
Please continue reading this fascinating and convicting paper on the characteristics of true revival by Owen Murphy. It is written in old fashioned language, but compelling and as needed day as ever—more needed I believe! Murphy talks about various revivals of the past two centuries, but keeps returning to his own experience in the Hebrides Revival.
Off the west coast of Scotland is a small group of islands called the Hebrides. Between 1949 and 1952 a wide spread revival swept through these islands in answer to the prayers of God’s people. Instrumental in this revival was the evangelist Duncan Campbell. He came to the Isle of Lewis to conduct a two week evangelistic campaign and ended up staying two years.
Read on: http://claypeck.com/articles/when-god-stepped-down-from-heaven-rev-owen-murphy/
September 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Fascinating article! Makes me want to pray for revival in my family, in church, and in nation. Three things stuck with me: 1. Humbling ourselves, 2. Praying with covenantal mindset, 3. praying with expectancy (without stopping)
Instead of trying to explain the supremacy of Christ or better yet in conjuntion with that, we want the Spirit to move in such amazing ways. Because without the Spirit, ears and eyes are dull. Amazing stories from the revival! Cool stuff!