Great Awakenings in America - Prayer - The Common Thread
There have been 3 Great Awakenings in America. Massive moves of God throughout the Evangelical Church where significant numbers of the population came to a saving knowledge of Christ. The common thread with all of them is that they were birthed in prayer.
From wikipedia:
"The Great Awakening was a religious revival
in American religious history. Historians and theologians identify
three or four waves of Great Awakening occurring from the early 18th
century to the late 20th century, each characterized by widespread
revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of
interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on
the part of those affected, a jump in evangelical church membership, and
the formation of new religious movements and denominations."
The precursor to each of these Awakenings were massive prayer gatherings.
In that last decade in the United States, prayer gatherings have been on the rise. Some organizations are filling stadiums with Christians fasting and praying for revival. We know that from the Word, prayer is the key that makes anything and everything good happen.
2 Chronicles 7:14:
"if My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and
pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear
from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Let us join as God's people in humbly crying out to Him for our sins and the sins of America while we turn to Him. God's promises are true and His Word never returns void.
Please join, or start, a prayer gathering in your area for a 4th Great Awakening to sweep this land.