The Revival We Need by Oswald J Smith
When Oswald J. Smith wrote this book almost a hundred years ago he felt the most pressing need of the worldwide church was true revival-the kind birthed in desperate prayer and accompanied by deep conviction for sin, godly sorrow, and deep repentance, resulting in a living, victorious faith. If he were alive today he would surely conclude that the need has only become more acute with the passing years. The author relates how there came a time in his own ministry when he became painfully aware that his efforts were not producing spiritual results. His intense study of the New Testament and past revivals only deepened this conviction. The Word of God, which had proved to be a hammer, a fire and a sword in the hands of apostles and revivalists of bygone days, was powerless in his hands. But as he prayed and sought God in dead earnest for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, things began to change. Souls came under conviction, repented of their sins, and were lastingly changed. The earlier chapters of the book contain Smith's heart-stirring messages on the need for authentic revival: how to prepare the way for the Spirit's moving, the tell-tale signs that the work is genuine, and the obstacles that can block up the channels of blessing. These chapters are laced with powerful quotations from revivalists and soul-winners of former times, such as David Brainerd, William Bramwell, John Wesley, Charles Finney, Evan Roberts and many others. The latter chapters detail Smith's own quest for the enduement of power, his soul-travail, and the spiritual fruit that followed. In his foreword to this book, Jonathan Goforth writes, Mr. Smith's book, The Revival We Need, for its size is the most powerful plea for revival I have ever read. He has truly been led by the Spirit of God in preparing it. To his emphasis for the need of a Holy Spirit revival I can give the heartiest amen. What I saw of revival in Korea and in China is in fullest accord with the revival called for in this book.
OSWALD J. SMITH was born in 1889 in Ontario. At the age of sixteen he attended an evangelistic crusade held by R.A. Torrey and Charles Alexander, where he was saved. He later attended Bible college, eventually graduating from both college and seminary. Burdened for missions, Smith applied with a foreign missions board, but was turned down due to concerns about poor health, though he later went on to work in both the backwoods of Canada and the mountains of Kentucky, and then lived into his late nineties. In 1928 Smith started the Peoples Church, originally called the Cosmopolitan Tabernacle, in Toronto. In addition to his pastoral and missions works, he wrote 1200 poems and hymn lyrics, over 200 of which were set to music. Smith went home to be with his Lord in 1986.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781937428228 |
| ISBN 10 | 1937428222 |
| Title | The Revival We Need |
| Author | Oswald J Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kingsley Press |
| Year published | 2012-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
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