Monday, January 14, 2008

from Why Revival Tarries by Ravenhill

This is a little excerpt taken from the chapter entitled "Where are the Elijahs of God?":

"Brethren, if we will do God's work in God's way, at God's time, with God's power, we shall have God's blessing and the devil's curses. When God opens the windows of heaven to bless us, the devil will open the doors of hell to blast us. God's smile means the devil's frown! Mere preachers may help anybody and nobody; but prophets will stir everybody and madden somebody. The preacher may go with the crowd; the prophet goes against it. A man freed, fired, and filled with God will be branded unpatriotic, because he speaks against his nations sins; unkind because his tongue is a two-edged sword; unbalance because the weight of preaching opinion is against him. The preacher will be heralded; the prophet will be hounded....."


I would say this is the truth.... ;)