The third revival principle is that there is always “Extraordinary Prayer” that precedes the revival. It is not merely prayer, it is extraordinary prayer. This is united, persistent, and frequent prayer, and often for extended periods of time.
Most revivals we have researched and written about (which can be accessed with this link) has very clear evidence of extraordinary prayer that preceded it.
What does “extraordinary prayer” look like?
Several examples are:
►Leaders of congregations meeting for several hours to pray, three days per week.
►Students rising at 5 a.m. to spend time in prayer in small groups prior to classes starting.
►Groups of pastors and church leaders spending entire nights in prayer.
►The pastor’s method of measuring the spiritual maturity of their congregation, and their church’s passion for souls, is by the attendance at the scheduled congregational prayer meetings.
►The pastor insists on attendance at prayer meetings over the regular scheduled services where preaching is conducted.
Prior to the 1971 Saskatoon Revival, Pastor Bill McLeod said this to his congregation:
“Miss Sunday morning if you have to; miss Sunday evening if you must, but never miss the prayer meeting unless you are dead.”
If you don’t see extraordinary prayer being exercised, you have no reason to anticipate a genuine revival.
Moravians, Prostrated in Prayer
After the start of the 1727 Moravian Revival, the congregation at Herrnhut held a 24-hour per day prayer meeting that lasted 100 years.
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