Cloud of Witnesses Series- Evan Robert Discover the story of Evan Roberts and the Welsh Revival. Learn from how he prayed and birthed the revival, to how he allowed himself to be deceived by Penn-Lewis. This is a powerful and sad story, but there is so much we can learn from Evan Roberts. Just like the children of Israel, the church would find themselves in a season of great oppression and seek out to the Lord. In His mercy, He would raise up a Gideon, a voice, to bring restoration in that hour. In looking at the story of Gideon, in the first few verses of Judges 6, we see God send an unnamed prophet to the people to bring them a word of correction and hope. In the story of the Welsh revival, we see that the Lord was beginning to stir the hearts of people setting the stage for the revival. If we are content to live without revival, we will. So the Lord in His mercy begins touching the hearts of His remnant, calling them to seek His face and stand in the gap for the people. In 1859, an incredible revival broke out in Ulster and spread into Wales. It was a glorious move of God. But as time passed, the hearts of men grew cold, and at the beginning of the 20th century, Wales was in a deep winter. Churches were empty and the nation was in a moral decline. Dean David Howell announced just before his death… “Take notice! If it were known that this is my last message to my fellow countrymen before being summoned to judgement- the chief need of any of my country and my dear nation at present is a spiritual revival through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.” Evan Roberts, a former miner, and to the general public, a nobody, entered the scene. A man called with a heart after the Lord. The Daily Republican on Friday, May 12th, wrote of Evan Roberts… “We find ourselves in the presence of a tall, fair, gracefully built young man, who looks younger than his twenty-six years, and who fails to impress us as possessing any qualities, intellectual or otherwise, above the average. Except for a smile of some charm, and an air of purity about his person, he might easily pass without notice of any kind. Evan Roberts is the son of a sturdy and independent couple who may be taken as types of the Welsh mining class in Wales. His father is a collier of sterling character, not noted for any specially marked traits; and in this case, as in so many others, it is to the mother that may be traced some of the religious simplicity and zeal that are so marked in the son.” David Matthews, an eyewitness of the revival, wrote of Evan : For some years, the mind of Mr. Roberts had been turning in the direction of the Christian ministry. His spare time was avidly devoted to reading such literature as would assist in the preparation of his lifework. Although his friends “with one consent” acknowledged his undoubted religious sincerity and unspotted moral character, there does not appear to have been manifested, to the observant eyes of vigilant church leaders, any outstanding oratorical gift or special expository brilliance, such as is universally expected in Wales in a candidate for such an exalted office. Evan Roberts quietly persisted in the pursuit of his dream. Everything religious secured preeminence in his mind and heart. Every one of his acquaintances concluded, “that Evan intended to be a preacher. Please like our page to see more of our videos in the series and share Also will you you join the challenge and pray daily for revival, an awakening, a reformation, and a transformation? I ask you to like on our Facebook page if you are taking the challenge and share this. Let's get as many believers agreeing in prayer daily. Also check out our resource center on revivals and the heroes of the past (God's Generals) at www.godsgeneralsandrevivals.com Please subscribe to see more videos on revival and the heroes of faith https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=robertpears1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL67o6SKy7M4jwSL9EM1BY4aicNmcuA-PH Check us out on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/pureheartministries1/ Warmest blessings Robert Pears This is part of the Cloud if Witnesses Series.

• published: 16 Jan 2017
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