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“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call” (Acts 2:38-39).  
One of the greatest moves of God took place in 1727 on the estate of Count Zinzendorf.  
Count Zinzendorf was a strong believer who was deeply influenced by the faith of his grandmother and aunt.
At the tender age of 22, he opened a portion of his estate to refugees seeking asylum from the religious persecution throughout Europe. 
After five years, this fledgling settlement of three hundred was growing.
But in the midst of their growth, divisions were arising among the brethren over doctrinal issues.  
Then on May 22, 1727, the Moravians made a covenant with Zinzendorf whereby-
– they committed themselves to the Lord,
– confessed the sin of religious quarreling, and
– “sincerely renounced self-love, self-will, and disobedience…deciding, each one,
– to be led by the Holy Spirit in all things. 
Later that same year, on August 13th, after a week of fasting and prayer, the Moravians whose average age was around 30, were gathered, when an outpouring of the Holy Spirit took place.  
Count Zinzendorf called it the Moravian Pentecost!
This led to over one hundred years of continuous prayer, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which supplied spiritual power to one of the longest sustained outreaches the world has ever known.  
The Great Awakening led by the Wesley brothers that took place in the United States and England was a direct result of this revival.
In 1867, one of the earliest missions established in the Modern State of Israel was also fruit of this move of God. 
So what can we learn from this amazing revival?  
First-
– it began when the brethren laid down their differences and came together in prayer, determined also, to lay down their lives for the Gospel’s sake.  
Secondly-
– the outpouring of the Spirit is always connected to spreading the Gospel in power,
– which leads to widespread radical change in the world of that generation. 
Let’s be stirred with a sense of urgency, also….to lay down our differences as believers, and then lay down our lives for the Gospel, so we can be eagerly expecting to be renewed with the power of God…not only for our own spiritual quickening, but for all the souls who have yet to receive this awesome gift!   
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Someone has said that an archaeologist is a person who makes his living digging up dead people.
If you lived in Israel today-
– you might believe that is true.
Israel is bustling with archaeological activity.
Professionals and volunteers are digging up mounds of past civilizations, finding pottery, coins and, occasionally, human bones.
They gather the artifacts carefully-
– but they do not anticipate that the pottery will ever again be used for cooking or the coins for trading.
And they certainly do not anticipate that those dry bones will ever live again.
Not so with the Lord God!
He called the prophet Ezekiel to a valley full of dry bones and asked, “Can these bones live?”
Ezekiel was cautious in his response: “O Sovereign LORD, you alone know” (Ezek 37:3).
God was promising that the nation Israel, which was all but obliterated due to enemy invasion, would one day live again.
For almost 20 centuries Israel did not exist as a nation.
There was no Jewish homeland.
The Hebrew language all but died out.
And then God performed a miracle.
He gathered Jews from all over the world and brought them to Palestine, and in 1948 the modern state of Israel was born.
It was proof that, just as He had predicted to Ezekiel-
God would not abandon His people forever.
God keeps His promises-
– even in a valley full of dry bones.
“Thank You, Heavenly Father, for being a God of integrity.
Thank You for bringing Your people back to their land and for giving us one more example that You are a God of Your word.”
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“Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple” (Ezekiel 9:3). 
There is a certain sadness in my heart when I see restaurants, bookstores and antique and furniture stores that obviously used to be churches.  
People of God had sacrificially given to build that structure and had gathered there, joined together in ministry.
Sometimes a cornerstone remains, inscribed with words such as, “Dedicated to the glory of God.” 
Reasons for the change vary, for sure.  
Some churches relocate to new facilities-
– but sometimes the building is empty because the church no longer exists.
The ministry there is over.  
Among the saddest images in my mind is that of a sign in the front yard of a church.
It simply said, “For Sale by Owner.”
The ministry there was going, going, gone. 
Ezekiel describes over a series of three chapters a vision of the glory of God departing from the temple in Jerusalem.  
The glory moved from above the cherubim (9:3),
– to the threshold of the temple (10:4),
– to the east gate (10:19),
– and finally out of the city (11:23).  
It was a slow, sad departure of the glory, unseen except by the prophet. 
Our heart’s desire should be that the Lord’s glory remain in our churches!
That will take more than just wishing.  
It requires staying true and faithful to God and to His Word.  
When we move away from-
– correct interpretation,
– clear teaching,
– careful application and
– commitment to His Word,
– then we move closer to a time in which the glory may leave. 
Be a people of the Book!
Read the Word, learn the Word and live the Word. 
“God, help me and my local church to stay true to Your Word.
May Your glory continue to be proclaimed through me and my church.” 
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