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1Sa 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
Oh Lord, thank you for this day. We will raise a great shout of joy when you turn the hearts of our countrymen back to you, and the earth will ring again.
Ezr 3:11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Lay again your foundations. The foundation of your word, Jesus Christ, which other foundation can no one lay. Help us to build on it gold, silver and precious stones, treasure in heaven.
Psa 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
You are our shield and buckler.
Psa 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psa 47:5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Psa 132:9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Father, let the earth resound today with the shouts of your saints in victory for the King that is coming. We praise you for all your mighty works and your great love. We shout with the voice of triumph in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This is an excerpt from The Great Revival in Wales by S. B. Shaw, published in 1905.
The true origin of the revival is probably to be found in the prayer circles that honeycombed Wales for the last 18 months. The people who had banded themselves together were crying out mightily for a revival, and God at length graciously answered the prayers of His saints.
And it is interesting to Americans to know how the prayer circles were started. A lady living in Australia read a book by Dr. Torrey in which he reiterated the statement that we must "pray through."
At that time, Dr. Torrey and Mr. Alexander were conducting their great revival in Melbourne, the success of which was largely due to the 2000 prayer circles that existed throughout the city.
Shortly afterward, the lady came to England, and was the means of starting thousands of prayer circles throughout the United Kingdom, the object of which was it pray for worldwide revival.
The answer has come in part in the Welsh awakening, and may God speed the day it will spread over all the United Kingdom, and over America, and throughout the entire world!..."
IT DID.
THAT WAS THE LAST, GREAT, GLOBAL AWAKENING OF THE CHURCH BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HE CAN DO IT AGAIN IF WE ASK, AND PRAY. WILL YOU JOIN ME AND SO MANY OTHERS?
START A PRAYER GROUP AT CHURCH THIS SUNDAY, WITH YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, SMALL GROUP, OR A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, AND SEEK THE LORD WHILE HE MAY BE FOUND.
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