When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God.
– Henry Blackaby –
Revival
Every Work of God is Tied to Prayer – DL Moody
Every work of God can be traced to some kneeling form.
– DL Moody –
The Root of All Godliness – William Carey
Prayer —secret, fervent, believing prayer—lies at the root of all personal godliness.
– William Carey –
You Are What You Are On Your Knees – Fred Mitchell
What a man is on his knees before God in secret, that will he be before men: that much and no more.
– Fred Mitchell –
We Are Smug to the Lostness of Men – Leonard Ravenhill
We Christians are debtors to all men at all times in all places, but we are so smug to the lostness of men. We’ve been “living in Laodicea”—lax, loose, lustful, and lazy. Why is there this criminal indifference to the lostness of men? Our condemnation is that we know how to live better than we are living.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Revival Brings a Conscious Awareness of God – Stephen Olford
Revival is not some emotion or worked-up excitement; it is rather an invasion from heaven which brings to man a conscious awareness of God.
– Stephen Olford –
Conviction, Repentance, Obedience, and Humility – Charles Finney
Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up one’s will to God in deep humility.
– Charles Finney –
Nothing Else Matters Except Jesus – Stephen Olford
When God breaks into a life or a community, nothing else matters save the person of Jesus, the glory of Jesus, the name of Jesus.
– Stephen Olford –
Revival Begins with God’s People – Andrew Bonar
Revivals begin with God’s own people; the Holy Spirit touches their heart anew, and gives them new fervor and compassion, and zeal, new light and life, and when He has thus come to you, He next goes forth to the valley of dry bones…
– Andrew Bonar –