Note the Moravian Revival
In the 1727 Moravian Revival, the congregation was young. Zinzendorf, the leader of the group, was 27. This also happened to be about the average age of those within the group.
Note Jeremiah
The first thing we notice about the call of Jeremiah is his youthfulness. When God called him he cried in his great distress: “Ah, Lord God I behold I cannot speak: for I am a child.” (Jer. 1:6)
Why are God’s special instruments young? Probably the answer is to be found in the fact that young men are more malleable than the old. Most people are converted when young, and the Lord loves to get His servant before backsliding or prejudice can spoil him.
Robert McCheyne died at 29 years old, after leading a revival in Dundee Scotland for 6 years.
There is No Limit on Age
Just because it is most common for God to call the young to initiate revivals, it doesn’t mean the more mature pastors among us are passed over merely because of age.
