Longing for Divine Presence: Isaiah's Prayer for Revival
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"True praying is always characterized by the use of that word oh that thou wouldest RN the hidden there's no word that's more expressive of longing than that word oh it expresses a a deep desire it's a confession of men at the end of his resources and waiting and looking for and longing for God." [00:04:36]
"Real prayer means taking hold of God and not letting go you've got it all in the famous instance of Jacob you remember struggling with that men who appear to him on that critical night before he had to meet his brother Esau he struggled with him he wrestled with him and when the day broke and the men said that he must go Jacob said I will not let thee go taking hold of God laying hold upon Him pleading with him reasoning arguing beseeching." [00:06:04]
"This goes beyond it this goes further and it is here I say we see the difference between what the church should always be praying for and the special peculiar urgent prayer for a visitation of God's spirit for Revival and there is no term that better expresses this ultimate petition than just this you noticed it Encompass him oh when the hens come quickly down and make a thousand Hearts thine know we don't often see a thousand Hearts turning to God in Christ do we but that's what happens in Revival." [00:07:25]
"It is indeed God coming down God is it where no longer merely granting us the blessings I have to use such terms and yet in a sense the very foolish God merely I say everything that God does is marvelous and wonderful transcends our highest imagination and yet you have these contrasts in the Scripture it isn't God doing what he normally does it's God doing the unusual God coming down." [00:08:44]
"Suddenly those present in the meeting become aware but someone has come amongst them they're aware of a glory they're aware of a presence they can't Define it they can't describe it they can't put it into words they just know that they've never known anything like this before sometimes they put it like this they say Days of Heaven on Earth they rarely feel that they're in heaven they've forgotten time they're beyond time time has no longer any meaning to nor any real existence there in a spiritual realm God has come down amongst and has filled the place and the people with a sense of his glorious presence." [00:10:55]
"Notice the terms which he useth oh he says that I would have Reen the heaven there's a tearing process God erupts into the midst Ren the heavens that th would has come down then listen that the mountains might flow down at thy presence these great mountains that seem Everlasting and Eternal that are always there whether the wind blows or doesn't whether the rain comes or goes whether the sun shines or is clouded these Everlasting hills and mountains when God comes down even the mountains begin to flow." [00:11:56]
"Why is he praying that God may come down as when the melting fire burneth and the fire causeth the waters to boil well for this reason to make thy name known to thine adversaries that's the reason that's the first reason you notice that it is always the first reason in the Bible these men pray to God as they did because they had a Zeal for the name and the glory of God." [00:20:06]
"The first reason for praying that God should come down is that his name may be known and recognized amongst his adversaries that's the trouble with the world you know he doesn't know God and the world will never be in interested in the Christian message until it has some knowledge of God oh the church has been blind to this she's been trying to attract people to herself for 50 years and more putting on popular programs dramas music this that and the other trying to entice the people especially the young people but they don't come of course not they never will until they know the name of the Lord and then they'll come." [00:21:41]
"Let me say it again the greatest tonic to a drooping spirit is to read the history of the church read the history of the church my friends it didn't start you know when Moody first came to this country it goes back through the running centuries go back read the story of the church consider what God has done in ages past there's nothing so stimulating to prayer as that." [00:29:59]
"Since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the year neither at the eyes see no God beside thee what he has prepared for him that waiteth for him oh what an encouragement this is what should I pray for so somebody my dear friend there's no limit to what you should pray for no limit at all since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the or neither have the eyes seen oh God beside thee what he ha prepared for him that waiteth for him." [00:36:00]
"Thou meest him that rejoices and worketh righteousness those that remember thee in thy way oh thank God for this how do I know that God's going to listen to me and to give me my petition here's the answer he's ready to meet certain people th meest he's promised to do this who does he meet he meets with those who work righteousness and who rejoice in doing so he meets with all as the end of verse four has told us who wait for him." [00:39:58]
"Thank God says this man I know that your mercy and your love and your compassion are deeper than your rock and therefore I hold on to it in those his continu listen to the psalmist saying the same same thing his anger endureth but for a moment in his favor is life weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning thank God it isn't Perpetual night weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning the god of the morning the god of love the god of compassion he will not always chide says the psalmist in 103 he will not always chide neither will he keep his anger forever but in these is continuance Mercy love compassion and pity hold on to it in those is Continuum and we shall be say that thy compassions Lord to endless years endure and children's children find the promise ever sure." [00:42:55]
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"Real prayer means taking hold of God and not letting go you've got it all in the famous instance of Jacob you remember struggling with that men who appear to him on that critical night before he had to meet his brother Esau he struggled with him he wrestled with him and when the day broke and the men said that he must go Jacob said I will not let thee go taking hold of God laying hold upon Him pleading with him reasoning arguing beseeching." [00:06:04]
"This goes beyond it this goes further and it is here I say we see the difference between what the church should always be praying for and the special peculiar urgent prayer for a visitation of God's spirit for Revival and there is no term that better expresses this ultimate petition than just this you noticed it Encompass him oh when the hens come quickly down and make a thousand Hearts thine know we don't often see a thousand Hearts turning to God in Christ do we but that's what happens in Revival." [00:07:25]
"It is indeed God coming down God is it where no longer merely granting us the blessings I have to use such terms and yet in a sense the very foolish God merely I say everything that God does is marvelous and wonderful transcends our highest imagination and yet you have these contrasts in the Scripture it isn't God doing what he normally does it's God doing the unusual God coming down." [00:08:44]
"Suddenly those present in the meeting become aware but someone has come amongst them they're aware of a glory they're aware of a presence they can't Define it they can't describe it they can't put it into words they just know that they've never known anything like this before sometimes they put it like this they say Days of Heaven on Earth they rarely feel that they're in heaven they've forgotten time they're beyond time time has no longer any meaning to nor any real existence there in a spiritual realm God has come down amongst and has filled the place and the people with a sense of his glorious presence." [00:10:55]
"Notice the terms which he useth oh he says that I would have Reen the heaven there's a tearing process God erupts into the midst Ren the heavens that th would has come down then listen that the mountains might flow down at thy presence these great mountains that seem Everlasting and Eternal that are always there whether the wind blows or doesn't whether the rain comes or goes whether the sun shines or is clouded these Everlasting hills and mountains when God comes down even the mountains begin to flow." [00:11:56]
"Why is he praying that God may come down as when the melting fire burneth and the fire causeth the waters to boil well for this reason to make thy name known to thine adversaries that's the reason that's the first reason you notice that it is always the first reason in the Bible these men pray to God as they did because they had a Zeal for the name and the glory of God." [00:20:06]
"The first reason for praying that God should come down is that his name may be known and recognized amongst his adversaries that's the trouble with the world you know he doesn't know God and the world will never be in interested in the Christian message until it has some knowledge of God oh the church has been blind to this she's been trying to attract people to herself for 50 years and more putting on popular programs dramas music this that and the other trying to entice the people especially the young people but they don't come of course not they never will until they know the name of the Lord and then they'll come." [00:21:41]
"Let me say it again the greatest tonic to a drooping spirit is to read the history of the church read the history of the church my friends it didn't start you know when Moody first came to this country it goes back through the running centuries go back read the story of the church consider what God has done in ages past there's nothing so stimulating to prayer as that." [00:29:59]
"Since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the year neither at the eyes see no God beside thee what he has prepared for him that waiteth for him oh what an encouragement this is what should I pray for so somebody my dear friend there's no limit to what you should pray for no limit at all since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the or neither have the eyes seen oh God beside thee what he ha prepared for him that waiteth for him." [00:36:00]
"Thou meest him that rejoices and worketh righteousness those that remember thee in thy way oh thank God for this how do I know that God's going to listen to me and to give me my petition here's the answer he's ready to meet certain people th meest he's promised to do this who does he meet he meets with those who work righteousness and who rejoice in doing so he meets with all as the end of verse four has told us who wait for him." [00:39:58]
"Thank God says this man I know that your mercy and your love and your compassion are deeper than your rock and therefore I hold on to it in those his continu listen to the psalmist saying the same same thing his anger endureth but for a moment in his favor is life weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning thank God it isn't Perpetual night weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning the god of the morning the god of love the god of compassion he will not always chide says the psalmist in 103 he will not always chide neither will he keep his anger forever but in these is continuance Mercy love compassion and pity hold on to it in those is Continuum and we shall be say that thy compassions Lord to endless years endure and children's children find the promise ever sure." [00:42:55]
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