I write this in grief. I dont write this not to come against anyone for I myself am guilty of this such thing. I have been in numerous of prayer meetings, with multitudes of people who pray for revival. Yesterday I was in such a prayer meeting, The Lord took me back in thought, of prayer meetings I have attended for revival. And he showed me something, that grieved me. And has been heavy upon my heart all day. Many times in prayer meetings, people pray like this: God send us the Finneys, send us the Wesleys, send us the Whitfields, send us prophets, send us men like time of old! I guess you might not see nothing wrong with this, and I dont wish to pass judgment on such brethren, we do need men who are led of the Spirit, and preach in Power like men of old. But never, never, have I heard anyone pray, God send us men like Jesus! The emphasis is many times is men of old, old revivalists. What about Christ? Is it not him, who came to set the captives free. Was it not him that shed His precious blood on the cross? Was He not the greatest preacher? Was He not the greatest Prophet? Was He not the one who did the greatest miracles of all time? Was He not greater that Lake, and Wigglesworth? I praise God for using men of old, and we have much to learn from them. Im not knocking them. But we need to have our eyes fixed on Christ! We need to tarry till we receive power from on high! I write this in jealousy for the glory of God! My brethren, cry out loud that the Lord would raise up the church, who is the body of Christ, to preach and pray as Jesus did, to do miracles as He did, to raise the dead as He did, to heal the sick as He did. Lets not emulate old revivalist, but lets imitate God and seek to preach as He did, heal as He did, do miracles as He did, and plead that He would send men who are like Jesus! To God be the Glory! ~Lina Urban _________________ Lina
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