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E V E R Y D A Y L I G H T
Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
What Pentecost Produced
"And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing
mighty wind '" (v.2, NKJ)
-- For reading & meditation: Acts 2:1-4
By now it should be clear that revival is an extraordinary work of
God producing extraordinary results among a large group of people. It
is vitally important that we see it in these terms, otherwise we will
fall for the popular notion of calling any unusual activity of the
Church by the name "revival". Consider with me what the Day of
Pentecost produced. First, it produced extraordinary physical
manifestations - "a rushing mighty wind" and "divided tongues, as of
fire". Almost every revival in history contains accounts of
extraordinary physical manifestations. In the 1859 Ulster revival
people would fall to the ground in the streets or the fields and
would lie there motionless for hours. So astonishing were the
physical phenomena that crowds gathered just to see these
manifestations take place and many were converted as they witnessed
God at work. The Day of Pentecost also produced extraordinary
preaching. One sermon preached by Peter resulted in 3,000 souls
coming into the kingdom. Sometimes, today, it takes 3,000 sermons to
bring one soul into the kingdom! In revival, preachers experience a
strange and extraordinary power pulsing through their sermons. My
grandfather, who was converted in the Welsh revival of 1904, told me
that many of the ministers of Wales took on a new eloquence and power
during the days of revival which quite astonished those who had
hitherto listened to them. You may have heard some great preaching in
your time, but believe me, it is nothing compared to what one hears
when revival comes again. Simple statements bristle with power; it is
preaching from hearts set on fire.
PRAYER:
O Father, while it is You my heart longs after, not powerful
manifestations, I see how these things can make people in the world
sit up and take notice. So for their sakes' - do it again, dear Lord.
Do it again. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Acts 16:25-40, 4:31; 8:39; 9:3-4; 12:7
1. List some of the extraordinary events of the early Church.
2. What is the last supernatural event you remember witnessing?
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