“He is able also to save them to the uttermost” (Hebrews 7:25).
When I listened to Sunder Singh’s preaching, I found he expressed very clearly certain basic truths in spiritual life. He said, “Salvation is not just forgiveness of sins, but deliverance from sin.” We are here to worship God. We must not allow slavery to sin in the slightest measure anywhere in our life. We must aim at complete deliverance, because Jesus died to give this to us. When a man begins to live a life led by the Spirit, he is freed from sin. When he is born again, he no longer gravitates towards sin. When Jesus comes into our life, heavenly joy and divine love come into our lives. We are spontaneously drawn towards heavenly things.
Nature and everything on this earth around us is meant to be subject to us. Jesus commanded the winds and the waves of the sea and they obeyed Him. Joshua commanded the sun and it stood still till the battle was done. We become masters over nature by becoming servants to God. When seeking God and His righteousness first becomes the rule of our life, we find that we rule over nature. The transforming nature of Christ will flow out of you.
When you are filled with the love of God, the earth around you will become heaven. You need not do anything great. Just get filled with the love of God. You will then radiate the power of God. People will be drawn to you and cannot disengage themselves from that power. “Ten men shall take hold ... of the skirt of him ... saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you” (Zechariah 8:23). We fail because we lack the love of God. Seek the highest things. Receive these […] and go home enriched. The richest man on earth is he that is filled with the love of Jesus.
Madam Guyon, that French saint, was filled with the love of God. Once her carriage had to pass through dark woods. It was the haunt of thieves. Seeing a carriage and a woman travelling alone, violent and evil men came to attack her. They were armed. When they came near, they saw God’s love flash out of her eyes. They fell back. They had never seen such a woman. Instead of killing her, they began to reverence and love her. Such transforming power is in the love of God.
Possess it and you will be a great blessing in this world. The other name for a Christian is “Blessing.” God told Abraham, “I will bless thee, and thou shalt be a blessing!” What a beautiful pronouncement of a marvellous promise! And God did make Abraham a blessing, and that forever! We should ask ourselves, “Am I a blessing? A blessing even to my enemy?” May God help us.
Bro N. Daniel (1900 - 1963): Father of the Great Revival in India, 1942 - 1963
Founder of the Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship
When he was a student in University, Daniel used to go out to a remote solitary place and pray for hours, every night. He never missed his daily prayer time on account of rains or floods. He used to spend his entire vacations in prayer in the beaches and on preaching tours, After graduation, he choose the teaching profession.He worked as a teacher in the Mclaurin High school, Kakinada. In 1935, he and his wife resigned their jobs and moved to Chennai to start a home for unemployed Christian graduates without the support of any organization depending on God for all their finances. From 1942 onwards, he began to hold revival meetings in Chruches all over south India. A mighty revival broke out. The spirit of God fell upon people so powerfully that the floors of the churches and halls were drenched with tears of people weeping loudly for their sins. Men, women and children confessed their sins to their parents, brothers, sisters, teachers and neighbours. Pastors publicaly confessed their sins and hardened Criminals broke down like little children under the power of God and made public confession of their sins and made restitutions. Children returned the things that they had stolen to their owners.
Drunkard's bootleggers, smokers and men given to immorality were instantly delivered from decades of addictions. The dead were rasied the blind saw, the deaf heard and the lame walked. Prayer group sprang up everywhere and the new converts many of whom were criminals and wicked men began to preach the Gospel with mighty power and heal the sick and cast out demons.
Hundreds of people saw Jesus Christ in the homes. Scorpions which were common in villages stopped biting the people . THe revival fanned a mighty spiritual movement the Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship. Bro Daniel moulded this moment into a organised Interdenominational Church were tens of thousands of people were nurtured spiritually and rasied up soul winners. The Fellowship became a spiritual home to thousands of people. A study of revival history clearly indicates that this revival was the greatest revival in history since 18th century revival in England under John Wesley.
This revival is unique in the history of the world for having the longest span in time.
When I listened to Sunder Singh’s preaching, I found he expressed very clearly certain basic truths in spiritual life. He said, “Salvation is not just forgiveness of sins, but deliverance from sin.” We are here to worship God. We must not allow slavery to sin in the slightest measure anywhere in our life. We must aim at complete deliverance, because Jesus died to give this to us. When a man begins to live a life led by the Spirit, he is freed from sin. When he is born again, he no longer gravitates towards sin. When Jesus comes into our life, heavenly joy and divine love come into our lives. We are spontaneously drawn towards heavenly things.
Nature and everything on this earth around us is meant to be subject to us. Jesus commanded the winds and the waves of the sea and they obeyed Him. Joshua commanded the sun and it stood still till the battle was done. We become masters over nature by becoming servants to God. When seeking God and His righteousness first becomes the rule of our life, we find that we rule over nature. The transforming nature of Christ will flow out of you.
When you are filled with the love of God, the earth around you will become heaven. You need not do anything great. Just get filled with the love of God. You will then radiate the power of God. People will be drawn to you and cannot disengage themselves from that power. “Ten men shall take hold ... of the skirt of him ... saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you” (Zechariah 8:23). We fail because we lack the love of God. Seek the highest things. Receive these […] and go home enriched. The richest man on earth is he that is filled with the love of Jesus.
Madam Guyon, that French saint, was filled with the love of God. Once her carriage had to pass through dark woods. It was the haunt of thieves. Seeing a carriage and a woman travelling alone, violent and evil men came to attack her. They were armed. When they came near, they saw God’s love flash out of her eyes. They fell back. They had never seen such a woman. Instead of killing her, they began to reverence and love her. Such transforming power is in the love of God.
Possess it and you will be a great blessing in this world. The other name for a Christian is “Blessing.” God told Abraham, “I will bless thee, and thou shalt be a blessing!” What a beautiful pronouncement of a marvellous promise! And God did make Abraham a blessing, and that forever! We should ask ourselves, “Am I a blessing? A blessing even to my enemy?” May God help us.
Bro N. Daniel (1900 - 1963): Father of the Great Revival in India, 1942 - 1963Founder of the Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship
When he was a student in University, Daniel used to go out to a remote solitary place and pray for hours, every night. He never missed his daily prayer time on account of rains or floods. He used to spend his entire vacations in prayer in the beaches and on preaching tours, After graduation, he choose the teaching profession.He worked as a teacher in the Mclaurin High school, Kakinada. In 1935, he and his wife resigned their jobs and moved to Chennai to start a home for unemployed Christian graduates without the support of any organization depending on God for all their finances. From 1942 onwards, he began to hold revival meetings in Chruches all over south India. A mighty revival broke out. The spirit of God fell upon people so powerfully that the floors of the churches and halls were drenched with tears of people weeping loudly for their sins. Men, women and children confessed their sins to their parents, brothers, sisters, teachers and neighbours. Pastors publicaly confessed their sins and hardened Criminals broke down like little children under the power of God and made public confession of their sins and made restitutions. Children returned the things that they had stolen to their owners.
Drunkard's bootleggers, smokers and men given to immorality were instantly delivered from decades of addictions. The dead were rasied the blind saw, the deaf heard and the lame walked. Prayer group sprang up everywhere and the new converts many of whom were criminals and wicked men began to preach the Gospel with mighty power and heal the sick and cast out demons.
Hundreds of people saw Jesus Christ in the homes. Scorpions which were common in villages stopped biting the people . THe revival fanned a mighty spiritual movement the Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship. Bro Daniel moulded this moment into a organised Interdenominational Church were tens of thousands of people were nurtured spiritually and rasied up soul winners. The Fellowship became a spiritual home to thousands of people. A study of revival history clearly indicates that this revival was the greatest revival in history since 18th century revival in England under John Wesley.
This revival is unique in the history of the world for having the longest span in time.
No comments:
Post a Comment