“OK! OK!
Enough of all this high theological stuff! Can we get back to Peggy and
Christine in the Isle of Lewis? What was this gift they had that was so
special”
"The
great gift they had was they were accustomed to recognising God’s voice
when He spoke and the reverence to obey exactly and in simplicity what He told
them"
"This
is exciting: God spoke to them. What did He tell them do?"
"He impressed on
them the need for a new presence of God on the island. A presence that would
invade every heart and every gathering: A presence that would disrupt all human
normality and replace it with HIM. A presence that would destroy sin, not by
law but by His awesome presence:
He called them to seek him in prayer and that they did. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 10 pm for 5 hours.
He called them to seek him in prayer and that they did. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 10 pm for 5 hours.
“See. I knew it: They were the women who
brought the revival”
“Not too fast now: There were 7 men also
praying at the same time. They were in the Free Church Of
Scotland and their hearts were broken at the sad state of the church. Dead
sermons, dry prayer .. a form of Godliness but no power to change lives”
“I never heard of these 7 men: Are
you sure? Doesn’t sound near as romantic as Peggy & Christine”
“Romantic or not they met 3 times a
week and after 5 months God spoke to them at exactly the same time as He spoke
to the sisters”
“But how could God speak? Did He
use a loudspeaker? I know God made the world and all that is in it but I never
realised God could speak”
“Who do you think made the tongue?
Who made the voice and languages? God spoke all right!
Suddenly the little barn
where the men prayed was filled with the glory of God. At the same time the
cottage of Peggy & Christine was also flooded with glory”.
“Wait! I know the end. The revival
began next day and swept over the island! Right?”
“Wrong: But you’re on the right
track: God told the sisters that His glory would fall in two weeks and to send
for a man called Duncan Campbell”
“Who was Duncan Campbell? Was he
from the God channel? Ha ha?”
“Don’t be glib: Duncan was a
praying man who knew the Word and though reluctant to come he eventually did
and after a series of dry empty useless meetings God showed up at 3 am one
morning and that was that”
“So everybody just came to evening
meetings and got saved?”
“Actually most got saved outside of
that building: In pubs, barns on the roadside in hay fields. On one occasion 600
people were making their way to the building when the spirit of God fell on
them: They lay on the ground for ages crying out to God for mercy”
“Hope someone said the prayer of
salvation with them”
“Nope: They just left them with
their God until all issues were settled. Many lay weeping and crying out to God
for hours.”
“That was so cruel: Leaving them
alone and worried. In our church nobody is treated like that”
“Not nearly as cruel as convincing the unconverted that they are saved: If ever you experience revival it
won’t be just the same old same old: You will never ever ever be the same
again: Changed for ever and even generations after you will be effected .......
“What do you mean "generations after you"?”
“What on earth has this to do with anything?”
“ Six years later she was married to successful property developer Frederick Trump, the son of German migrants and one of the most eligible men in New York. The fourth of their five children, Donald John, as he is referred to on the islands, is now president of the USA"
“Wow! So Trump is a believer! There’s going to be worldwide revival! Wow!”
“None of that follows: He may not even be converted! All we can say is he is under the impact of generations of prayer and may well be used of God (as a believer or unbeliever) to slow down the inevitable rush to the end
To Be Concluded in Part 3
