December 9, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Got the Qualities?

In the last article, December 7th, I was writing about becoming a ‘revival starter for Christ’. You probably would like to do your part in creating such a movement in America. There is nothing more exciting than to be part of what God is doing.

Spiritual renewals do not start on their own. God uses people (people who respond to what God wants to do [i.e. His will].) But what do these people look like? That is easy to illustrate—stay with me as I paint a picture of ‘revival starters’ or should I say, ‘people of faith’—those who respond to God’s request(s)—His will.

About 70 years ago God initialed a revival in Brazil. It began in a small Presbyterian Church. God sent a young man named Raymond (Slim) Boatright, from America to begin a revival in Brazil. Slim acquired a 2-week visa and knowing only a relative pastor in Brazil, he began his 2-week stay with his missionary family friend. After two weeks and nothing happening, attending a prayer meeting/Bible study in the pastor’s home, (which was next to the church) Slim asked God, “Where is the revival you promised me?” God said, “It’s behind the couch.”

Behind the couch was a man who could not walk, paralyzed from the waist down. Slim did not know anyone was lying behind the couch, though this surprised him, he prayed for the man. God immediately healed the man—the man began walking and praising God.

The next day, Slim was to leave Brazil, but there was an early morning surprise waiting for him as he awoke. He went outside the pastor’s home and there was a crowd of people so large they could not fit into the church.

So they removed a window in the church and Slim preached a sermon to everyone inside and outside the church while standing in the window frame.

He did leave the country that day but not until he prayed for the mass of people who had come to the church to see the man that prayed for healing for the lame man. There were so many people, Slim had the people line up in rows down the road, and as they walked by him, he prayed for 6-7 people at a time till he was forced to leave the church, get to the airport and fly back to America.

Want to be a ‘revival jump starter’ for Christ, you will just have to ask God what to do and be ready to do whatever, when God speaks. Remember, want revival, “It’s behind the couch.”

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What would Jesus want me to do?

Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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