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30. The Every Creature Commission
The autumn of 1934 was a wonderful time in the College. In the early morning Mr. Howells was spending many hours alone with God, going through the four Gospels, and getting great light from the Holy Spirit on the Life and Person of the Savior. He seemed to be coming to the morning meetings straight from God's presence, and Mrs. Howells, who knew the Spirit's ways with him, was conscious that the Lord was preparing him for something.
On Boxing Day morning (December 26), the Spirit began speaking to him even earlier than usual, before he had arisen. Mrs. Howells, who was also awake, heard him repeating, "every creature, every creature." At 3 a.m. he was so conscious that God wanted to say something definite to him that he dressed and went to his room downstairs. There the Lord asked him if he believed the Savior meant His last command to be obeyed.
"I do," he replied. "Then do you believe that I can give the gospel to every creature?" "Without stretching a point," he answered, "I believe You can. You are God."
"I am dwelling in you," the Lord then said. "Can I be responsible for this through you?"
For years Mr. Howells had been praying for the gospel to go to the world. Before he went to Africa, the Spirit brought before him God's promise to His Son in Psalm 2:8.
He had not let a day pass without praying that the Savior should have "the heathen for His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for His possession," and it was in willingness to be, in some measure, the answer to his own prayers that he had accepted the call to Africa. Then, while in Africa, he had been struck by Andrew Murray's comment on the Savior's word in Matthew 9:38,
"Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth laborers into His harvest."
Andrew Murray had pointed out, on the strength of this verse, that the number of missionaries on the field depends entirely on the extent to which someone obeys that command and prays out the laborers; and the Lord had called Mr. Howells to do this. . . ."
" . . Rees Howells came out from his room a man with a vision and a burden which never left him—the "EveryCreature Vision."
He brought it before the staff and students, and New Year's Day 1935 was given to prayer and fasting.
The presence of God was felt in a very real way and, while they did not minimize the enormity of the task, a deep and growing conviction took possession of many that God was going to do a new thing.
It was a conviction that as really as the Savior came down to the world to make an atonement for every creature, so the Holy Ghost had come down to make that atonement known to every creature, and that He would complete it in their generation.
In a new sense the world began to be their parish. They began to be open for God to lay any prayer on them which would further the reaching of every creature with the gospel.
They became responsible to intercede for countries and nations, as well as for individual missionaries and societies.
The College truly became "a house of prayer for all nations."
One form that this prayer warfare took was intercession on a national and international level concerning anything that affected world evangelization. Every creature must hear, therefore the doors must be kept open.
Their prayers became strategic. They must face and fight the enemy wherever he was opposing freedom to evangelize. God was preparing an instrument—a company to fight world battles on their knees. T he first battle of prayer on this international scale was . . ."
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Lord God, Heavenly Father:
As I Read, Read, Read, the above account of Your servant Rees Howells, Intercessor, it becomes imperative to me that:
We are To Intercede. For the Gospel. To push back the time of the end, so that the most may be saved. To give glory and honor and praise and worship to the Creator, the Lord God of Heaven, His only begotten Son, and the Holy Spirit.
This country, the country in which so many of us live and love, the United States of America - NOT a Democracy, was it formed and not it is now, but a REPUBLIC. And its only reason for being as great and as rich as it became was because it had been blessed by God because it was meant to and has for so many years been a country resting on the Bible - as much or more than many, and sending out missionaries for God’s purposes, the Gospel, that every creature may hear and receive the chance to be saved through the Lord Jesus Christ and be reunited with God.
Let us now become perfect (mature) and be intercessors praying upon our knees, not for America, but that we be used of God for the salvation of souls . . . when enough are saved, and pray and cry out to God, He will then, as in Old Israel, return the land and return the blessings to the land and the people who had been reduced to slavery.
Lord God, please let us all read this book on Intercessor Rees Howells, who saw and was part of the Welsh Revival and was used by You mightily, and who was used by You to pray and defeat Hitler, that the Gospel might be unimpeded.
Let us be a part of a work of Yours and be used by You, and bring in a harvest of souls.
In Jesus’ Name we pray.
Amen.
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Lord God, Heavenly Father:
As I Read, Read, Read, the above account of Your servant Rees Howells, Intercessor, it becomes imperative to me that:
We are To Intercede. For the Gospel. To push back the time of the end, so that the most may be saved. To give glory and honor and praise and worship to the Creator, the Lord God of Heaven, His only begotten Son, and the Holy Spirit.
This country, the country in which so many of us live and love, the United States of America - NOT a Democracy, was it formed and not it is now, but a REPUBLIC. And its only reason for being as great and as rich as it became was because it had been blessed by God because it was meant to and has for so many years been a country resting on the Bible - as much or more than many, and sending out missionaries for God’s purposes, the Gospel, that every creature may hear and receive the chance to be saved through the Lord Jesus Christ and be reunited with God.
Let us now become perfect (mature) and be intercessors praying upon our knees, not for America, but that we be used of God for the salvation of souls . . . when enough are saved, and pray and cry out to God, He will then, as in Old Israel, return the land and return the blessings to the land and the people who had been reduced to slavery.
Lord God, please let us all read this book on Intercessor Rees Howells, who saw and was part of the Welsh Revival and was used by You mightily, and who was used by You to pray and defeat Hitler, that the Gospel might be unimpeded.
Let us be a part of a work of Yours and be used by You, and bring in a harvest of souls.
In Jesus’ Name we pray.
Amen.
FATHER, we pray Your Will be done; ask for healing of
our nation and suffering family members.
Special prayers
You show justice for veteran Daniel Penny,
George Allan Kelly and those unfairly
imprisoned in D.C. Please show them Your Mercy.
We value Your Wisdom in the presence of Donald Trump,
sent to save this nation founded in Your Name.
Thank You for all things, both great and small.
In the Sweet
Name of Jesus. Amen.
Amen, this prayer is true, revive public evangelism again in us even to the places that resist it the most. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Amen, Norski
Joining in prayer for our beloved America.
Appealing to Heaven for deliverance.
May repentance, revival, renewal ignite in our nation.
In Jesus Name
Amen
Amen to your Powerful, Beautiful Prayer, Dear Servant of our King.
Joining you in Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Praise.