Do it Again, Lord
Lord, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.
Repeat them in our day,
in our time make them known…
Habakkuk 3:2
In 1940, Professor J. Edwin Orr of Wheaton University led a group of theology students to England, where they visited sites of great revivals. One of their stops was the Epworth rectory. The rectory now serves as a Methodist museum, but it was formerly the home of John Wesley, the famous reformer who led a wave of spiritual renewal in the 1700s and founded the Methodist movement.
As a man of prayer, Wesley interceded for revival to sweep through England and spread to America. Dr. Orr pointed out two worn places on the carpet next to Wesley’s bed, where the man knelt for hours in prayer each day, crying out for revival. And, as history tells us, that’s exactly what happened. Heaven broke in and revival broke out.
As the tour concluded, the students loaded the bus. After counting them, Orr noticed one was missing. He returned to the house, and eventually located the lost student in John Wesley’s bedroom – kneeling on the worn impressions where Wesley had fervently prayed for revival. The student was repeatedly pleading, “Do it again, Lord! Do it again… And would you do it again with me.”
Placing his hand on the young man’s shoulder Orr said, “Son, it’s time to leave. Everyone’s on the bus.” The student slowly rose. Then that young man… Billy Graham… joined the rest of his class, and through him, God did it again!
A Longing for Our Day
In Habakkuk 3:2, the prophet expressed that same longing. “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day.” Like Billy Graham, his cry was: “Do it again, Lord!”
Deep inside, doesn’t your heart resonate with the same longing? Aren’t you tired of just reading about the great moves of God in the past? I don’t know about you, but I want to see God move powerfully… supernaturally… in our day.
Aren’t you tired of just reading about the great moves of God in the past? I don’t know about you, but I want to see God move powerfully… supernaturally… in our day.
Our world is upside down. Besides COVID, racial tensions, political turmoil, war, and violence, we all face an array of personal problems. Churches in crisis. Marriages in trouble. Children in rebellion. Only a move of God can save us.
Here’s what I believe. I believe God can still do what God once did. I believe that God still hears. I believe that God still delivers. I believe that God still heals. I believe that God still speaks.
I believe that God still hears. I believe that God still delivers. I believe that God still heals. I believe that God still speaks. And I believe there's nothing God wants more than to "do it again," and again, and again.
I believe that there is nothing God wants to do more than to “do it again.” And again, and again, and again. The question is whether we will humble ourselves in prayer toward that end.
So, here’s a thought for you. What if, every day,” we would kneel in prayer as Billy Graham did; as John Wesley did; as Habakkuk did? What if the ongoing cry of our hearts was, “Do it again, Lord!”?
PRAYER
Lord, there’s something that deeply resonates within me upon hearing those words, “Do it again, God.” I am weary of the sin-ravaged status quo in our broken world. I am tired of evil having its way. I long for You to move in power. May I be faithful to leave the impressions of my knees on the floor and make an impression toward the advancement of Your Kingdom.
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