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DO IT AGAIN,
LORD JESUS Ennfield, CT - Last month I visited the site where on July 8, 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his famous Great Awakening sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. As I approached the stone that marked the spot where the old Meetinghouse had stood, my heart began to beat faster. I wondered what it must have felt like to hear Jonathan Edwards read those words that called sinners to escape the wrath that was to come. And I wondered what it was like to live in an era when entire towns were converted...and the name of Jesus was reverently on the lips of everyone in the community. Kneeling beside the marker to pray, I sensed that I was in an extremely historic spot-especially in the spiritual realm. I began to thank Father for how He had poured his Spirit into the life of the colonies. For how He had raised up men and women who were fully-committed to the Lordship of Jesus Christ-willing to bear the reproach of a sometimes cynical and worldly church system.
Unexpectedly, I began to sob and shake as I prayed. I felt like my heart was going to burst and I heard myself crying out "Do it again, Lord Jesus! Do it again! We need another Great Awakening... not only in this land, but also around the world!" I believe that what I felt there is just a small reflection of Father God's intense longing to have a people willing to receive His Spirit and walk in revival. But it's up to us to prepare the soil of our hearts in order to receive the revival that Father wants to pour out upon us in preparation for His final harvest. "If my people, who are called by my Name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chron 7:14) Will you join me in fervently praying "Do it again, Lord Jesus!"? |
