Matthew 5:16 ‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’.
DAILY READING John 5:1-18; 1 Chronicles 18-19; Zechariah7
The Welsh Revival was one of the greatest Holy Spirit outpourings in the history of Christianity. A young minister of the Gospel, named Evan Roberts, who yielded himself to God was used mightily in this revival.
Evan Roberts grew up in a coal mining community and quit school to become a coal miner at the age of twelve. At thirteen years old, Evan Roberts received Christ as his Savior. From the beginning he was extraordinarily sensitive to spiritual things.
Despite his tiresome work in the coal mine, he attended every prayer meeting, youth meeting, or any other meeting held in the church. This involved him being at church six out of the seven days of the week. This he did consistently throughout his teen years.
After reading about some of the great revivals that had occurred in the history of the Church, he became obsessed with this subject. As he prayed and fasted and studied the Word, God began to move in his life. During the spring of 1904, he was repeatedly awakened at 1:00 a.m. He would fellowship with God until 5:00 a.m. This continued every night for the next three months, as God revealed Himself in dramatic fashion to this Welsh young man, preparing him for the great calling that lay ahead.
Then in November of 1904, the Welsh revival broke forth, this spiritual revolution spearheaded by Evan Roberts greatly affected Britain. The revival like a hurricane, swept through the landscape unlike anything ever seen before in the nation.
The Presence of God was so tangible that even before Evan arrived to preach, the people would begin to sense God’s powerful Presence filling the chapel.
And as Evans preached, with breathless silence and rapt attention the people would listen as he spoke about holiness before a Holy God, absolute obedience, and total trust in God. He always turned the people’s focus to God.
The deep spiritual hunger that arose afterwards among the people virtually brought social activities to a halt. National sports were deserted, theaters were emptied; pubs closed and crime rate dropped drastically. In fact the whole nation virtually turned to God, seeking His face like never before.
Leviticus 6:12 says ‘ the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it shall never go out.”
Just like the fire that swept through Britain, we need the revival Fire of the Holy Ghost burning upon our lives today more than ever before. Nothing can burn up the spiritual coldness in the world, and bring healing and deliverance to men, as the Fresh Fire of the Holy Ghost.
The truth is that God has called us to shine as lights in our world. Especially with the state of things in the world today, our light is needed more than ever before.
Jesus said no one lights a candle and hides it under a bushel, but sets it up on a candlestick to give light to all that in the house.
Our lights are not to be hidden at this time. In whatever environment we are, our lights are meant to give light to all that in that place. In generations past, there were great men and women of God, as Evan Roberts, who went in as agents of God to affect the world around them. In the midst of wicked nations they brought about positive changes, by letting their lights shine brightly, so that men saw their good works and glorified God.
And in our generation today, we are embodiment of Christ’s light! And as lights, we are intended to illuminate our world and give light to others. . Especially at this turbulent time, as the world battles a global pandemic, we need to let our lights shine before men. We need to fervently stand in the place of intercession, overturning the plans of the wicked and ensuring a positive change in the world around us. Indeed intercessors are facilitators of divine intervention.
Light shines brightest in the darkness and this is the time for us as believers to begin to shine and make definite impacts. In these end-times, we really need to keep our fire burning and let our lights shine brightly.
However, for us to keep the fire on the altar of our hearts burning, we need to commit to constant study of God’s Word. What wood is to fire is what the Word of God is to the Anointing upon our lives. Anytime we stop putting in the wood, the fire is bound to go out. No Word; no Anointing! So to always maintain the fire of the Holy Ghost, we must constantly engage the Word of God. Indeed the more we stay in the Word, the more anointed and on fire, we will become!
PRAYER: Lord, I am available, please use me in this generation to affect my world positively. Especially in these end-times, let my light so shine before men that many souls may be brought into Your kingdom in Jesus Name.
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There is something that God has placed within you that the world is eagerly awaiting to see. WORDBITE 222