During the revivals and awakenings God has brought to this country, the impact in many geographic areas has been unusual. Often, God brought a special sense of His presence to a region. As a person approached a city, he could literally feel the presence of God there. Imagine then, whole areas of America so saturated with God, that you could literally sense God’s presence. During The Second Great Awakening (1794-1830), a divine influence seemed to pervade Utica and Rome, New York, during a season of revival. People would feel compelled to get right with God the moment they entered the city limits. [/b]So strong was this presence of God, that the term "zone of holiness" was coined to describe what was transpiring there.

During [b]The Prayer Revival of 1857-1859, the Holy Spirit seemed to hang like a cloud over much of the East Coast. At times, the cloud seemed to extend out into the ocean. The following was reported by such a large and diverse number of people that the accounts cannot be doubted.

" Those on ships approaching the East Coast at times felt a solemn, holy influence even hundreds of miles from land. Revival began on one ship before it reached the coast. People on board began to feel the presence of God and a sense of their own sinfulness. The Holy Spirit convicted them and they began to pray. As the ship neared the harbor, the captain signaled, ‘Send a minister.’ Another commercial ship arrived in port with the captain, and every member of the crew converted in the last 150 miles of the journey. Ship after ship arrived in the ports of the East Coast with the same story: Passengers and crew were suddenly convicted of their sin and turned to Christ before they reached the American coast" (Wesley Duewel, Revival Fire, pp. 133-134).

Charles Finney said, "Many times great numbers of persons in a community will be clothed with this power, when the very atmosphere of the whole place seems to be charged with the life of God. Strangers coming into it and passing through the place will be instantly smitten with conviction of sin and in many instances converted to Christ" (Arthur Wallis, In The Day Of Thy Power).

These stories about the "zones of holiness" are given in order to cast a vision for your prayer life. Wouldn’t it be something if the "hell holes" of our inner cities and suburbs could become "zones of holiness"? Wouldn’t it be something if America became a clean, vibrant, holy place? We cannot make it happen, but our God can! He has done it before! Would you join with me in asking…begging…imploring…pleading with our heavenly Father to bring a revival and awakening to our church and then to our land?

If a revival and awakening is to come, you and I must be changed. Nancy Leigh DeMoss has said, "Revival is not just another emphasis to add to our already overcrowded agendas. It’s not an option. It’s not just a nice idea. A meeting with God in genuine revival is our only hope; our church’s only hope; our nation’s only hope." I couldn’t agree more. If a genuine revival and awakening doesn’t come very soon, then we will move from the remedial judgments of God that we have been experiencing to a more severe judgment.

Someone once asked the British evangelist, Gypsy Smith, "How do you start a revival?" Smith replied, "If you want to start a revival, go home and get a piece of chalk. Go into your closet and draw a circle on the floor. Kneel down in the middle of the circle and ask God to start a revival inside the chalk mark. When He has answered your prayer, the revival has begun" (Tom Phillips, Revival Signs).

Dale Schlafer
Herald of His Coming, April 2004

Fellow soldiers, let's not fold our hands, passing commentaries that, "these are the last days"! Of course they are but those same last days are to be characterised by God pouring out His Spirit (Acts 2:17)! Let's get to the trenches then!

God save our soul

and of course... prayer is the key.

sonofthunder:
and of course... prayer is the key.

When the salt lose its savour, societal decay is inevitable; but the salt, and all it stands for, will be cast out and trodden under the foot of men!(just like we are seeing here).

Scholar8200:
When the salt lose its savour, societal decay is inevitable; but the salt, and all it stands for, will be cast out and trodden under the foot of men!(just like we are seeing here).

hey bro, long time.

malvisguy212:
hey bro, long time.

Indeed, longest time. How is everything?

Scholar8200:
Indeed, longest time. How is everything?

See Scholar200. Happy New Years bro.

Anas09:

See Scholar200. Happy New Years bro.

Thanks very much sister.

Scholar8200:
Indeed, longest time. How is everything?

we bless God, everything is fine.