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E V E R Y D A Y L I G H T
Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
"Revival Praying"
"Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down '" (v.1)
-- For reading & meditation: Isaiah 64:1-12
Now that we have seen the place which prayer plays in bringing about
revival, without doing any injustice to the sovereignty of God, the
next question we must face is this: What kind of praying is it that
seems to precipitate a mighty and extraordinary move of God? A phrase
which crops up time and time again in revival literature is the
phrase "revival praying". This is a term used to describe the special
type of praying which observers have noticed takes place in the
months or years preparatory to the outbreak of revival. Over the next
few days I want to examine with you some of the characteristics of
this phenomenon known as "revival praying". By doing so I hope to
deepen our understanding and awareness of this mysterious but
important subject. First, "revival praying" is zealous praying.
People pray with fervour and passion. It is not that they look with
disdain upon formal prayers but, almost as if they cannot help it,
their prayers catch alight and are uttered with what appears to
onlookers to be uncharacteristic energy and enthusiasm. They become
not only enthusiastic about their prayers but eager in the pursuit of
them. They pray whenever they can, wherever they can and with
whomsoever they can. Prayer becomes less of a duty and more of a
delight. I am sure you have occasionally touched something like this
in your own prayer times but prior to a revival it is not something
that happens periodically but something that happens regularly, not
just in a few scattered places, but generally.
PRAYER:
Father, I long to experience more zealousness and passion in my
prayer life. I throw open every pore of my being to You today. Move
into the whole of my life, but especially my prayer life, and set my
prayers on fire. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Joel 2:1-13; Psa. 34:18; 51:17; Isa. 66:2; 2 Cor.7:10
1. How should we turn to the Lord?
2. What does it mean to "rend your heart"?
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