I truly believe the
US is going to see a huge revival within the next 10 to 15 years, similar to
the Great Awakening of the 1700s. Last
weekend I went to Washington DC for a couple days to take part in a prayer movement
in the heart of our nation's capitol.
Right next to the Washington Monument is a white tent with clear
windows, a heater, and a sign that says, "David's Tent". It is a place of 24/7 prayer and worship that
began September 11th and will continue until the election in November of next
year. And by 24/7 I mean not a single
minute passes day or night without somebody worshipping.
A couple friends and
I signed up for two-hour slots two nights in a row; from 3 to 5 AM. We parked on an empty Constitution Avenue at
1 AM and walked up the Mall with our guitar cases and banjo. Sitting and praying before our set began the
first night I had one of those moments where you start smiling involuntarily
and can't stop. I was sitting in the
center of the capitol of the United States, worshipping Jesus with a bunch of
radical 20-somethings, praying for revival.
How could it even be possible that something big wasn't going to come
out of this?
Two all-nighters of
singing in the cold sandwiched between a couple 10 hour drives ensured that I
ended up with a pretty bad cold to pass off to my family in Ohio but it was
totally worth it. Who wouldn't make such
a small sacrifice to be part of something so eternal? That first great awakening was preceded by a
prayer movement and though it mostly consisted of churched Americans reviving
the church, it led to what was called "the second great awakening"
which was a massive turn of non-believers to Christ all across the
country. In fact, if you look back
you'll find that most big movements of God have been preceded by revivals of
prayer. With IHOP in Kansas City, Bethel
in Reading, all the Burns everywhere, and now David's Tent right on the Capitol
Mall we are destined to see something big.
I felt so privileged to sit on that white fold-out chair in the presence
of the Almighty God and sing until my throat was sore at five in the
morning. A perfect way to close out the
year and usher in a new age.
