“If we were as scared to miss fire baptism as we are to miss water baptism, we would have a flaming Church and another Pentacost.”
– Leonard Ravenhill
“Oh! for a heart that is burdened!
Infused with a passion to pray;
Oh! for a stirring within me;
Oh! for His power every day.
Oh! for a heart like my Saviour,
Who, being in an agony, prayed.
Such caring for OTHERS, Lord, give me;
On my heart let burdens be laid.
My Father, I long for this passion,
To pour myself out for the lost-
To lay down my life to save others-
“To pray,” whatever the cost.
Lord, teach me, Oh teach me this secret,
I’m hungry this lesson to learn,
This passionate passion for others,
For this, blessed Jesus, I yearn.
Father, this lesson I long for from Thee-
Oh, let Thy Spirit reveal this to me.”
– Mary Warburton Booth
Today I read Leonard Ravenhill’s book “Why Revival Tarries.” If you want to see revival, you should read this book. If it doesn’t grip you then you should check your pulse and call a friend to have them raise you from the dead.
A friend from school loaned it to me saying that she thought I should read it. I believe that I got out of it what she was hoping: an increased burning passion to pray and preach the gospel. I am just glad that I decide that I would read it today instead of after missions week.
In a way, the book scared me. I am scared that I could lose the intense passion that so gripped me as I read. It scares me to think that I could forget about something that moved me that much. It scares me to think that I could get too busy to have time to pray and think that I am being more effective in helping people.
Well, here we go, off to Mexico. Many updates will come when I get back. It’s revival time!
As you go... 