‘Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.’ D.L.Moody
Christians today all round the world long for revival. We quote the revivals of the past and wish for those days to come again. But without one ingredient it can never happen. The revivals of the past were preceded by prayer. All night prayers, prayers in large groups and individual prayers praying alone. Day after day, year after year. and for even longer periods revival was prayed for.
We can never pray too much, we can never pray too earnestly. It is not just gentle, simple prayers that are needed. It is sacrificial time-consuming, pleading prayer that needs to flow from our hearts. God is listening, He needs to know if we are serious. We need to be compassion about the souls for whom we pray.
Prayer is the most important work of revival, it is not the revival itself. Prayer will move the hand of God. John Welsey said,’ God does nothing but by prayer and everything with it.’ We read in the gospels so often that Jesus prayed. His life was one long prayer. What better example can there be!