I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— – 1Timothy 2:1

My dear friends, the first effect which the reading of the history of God’s mighty works should have upon us, is that of gratitude and praise. Have we nothing to sing about to-day?-then let us sing concerning days of yore… When we have thus begun to praise God for what He has done, I think I may venture to impress upon you one other great duty: let what God has done suggest to you the prayer that He would repeat like signs and wonders among us. Oh! men and brethren, what would this heart feel if I could but believe that there were some among you who would go home and pray for a revival of religion-men whose faith is large enough, and their love fiery enough to lead them from this moment to exercise unceasing intercessions that God would appear among us and do wondrous things here, as in the times of former generations. Why, look you here in this present assembly what objects there are for our compassion. Glancing round, I observe one and another whose history I may happen to know, but how many are there still unconverted-men who trembled and who know they have, but have shaken off their fears, and once more are daring their destiny, determined to be suicides to their own souls and to put away from them that grace which once seemed as if it were striving in their hearts. They are turning away from the gates of heaven, and running post-haste to the doors of hell; and will not you stretch out your hands to God to stop them in this desperate resolve?

Dear friends, we do not know what God may do for us if we do but pray for a blessing… We shall never get a revival unless we believe that it is the Lord, and the Lord alone, that can do it. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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