October 13: Canada Fire

Written on 10/13/2020
Fred Hartley, III


See what kind of love the Father has given to us. 
1 John 3:1

On this day, October 13, in the year of our Lord 1971, God wonderfully manifested His presence in Saskatchewan, Canada. Pastor Bill McLeod invited evangelists Ralph and Lou Sutera to speak at his church. An amazing spirit of conviction gripped the people that day, and many confessed sin publically. Their numbers grew each night until they filled the capital Civic Auditorium, seating two thousand people. People did not want to leave. They prayed together, humbled themselves, confessed sin, and were miraculously converted. Almost half of those who met Christ were young people. Sherwood Wirt, the editor of Billy Graham’s Decision magazine, visited the phenomenal revival and said, “We’re walking knee-deep in love up here.”

You can walk knee-deep in God’s love today as you pray now.

Loving Father, flood my community with your manifest presence today, that I might walk knee-deep in love.


 


This daily Christ-encountering, fire-starter is not intended to replace your daily Bible reading and prayer time, but rather to motivate you to spend extended time in His presence.

YEAR ON FIRE
© Fred A. Hartley, III 
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