We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord Psalm 78:4

• DAY 15 MORNING PSALM 75-77

• DAY 15 EVENING PSALM 78

As the Awakening began to gather momentum in April 1739, many more people responded to Wesley’s preaching with signs following. Wesley relates in his journal entries how some young people were impacted :-

‘Tuesday April 21 1739.

…a young man was suddenly seized with a violent trembling all over and in a few minutes, the sorrows of his heart being enlarged, sunk down to the ground. But we ceased not calling upon God, till he raised him up full of ‘peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.’ On Easter-day it being a thorough rain, I could only preach at Newgate at eight in the morning and two in the afternoon; in a house near Hannah Mount at eleven, and in one near Rose- Green at five. At the society in the evening many were cut to the heart and many comforted.

Tuesday April 23 1739.

….In the evening at Baldwin Street, a young man, after a sharp (though short) agony but both of body and mind, found his soul filled with peace, knowing in whom he had believed.

April 25 1739.

To above 2000 at Baptist mills I explained that glorious scripture (describing the state of every true believe in Christ - everyone who by faith is born of God) Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again unto fear, but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry ‘Abba, Father.'

April 26 1739.

While I was preaching at Newgate, on these words, ‘He that believeth hath everlasting life,’ I was insensibly led , without any previous design, to declare strongly and explicitly , that God willeth ‘all men to be’ thus ‘saved’ and to pray that ‘if this were not the truth of God, he would not suffer the blind to go out of the way; but if it were, he would bear witness to his word.’ Immediately one and another, and another sunk to the earth: They dropped on every side as thunderstruck. One of them cried aloud. We besought God in her behalf, and he turned her heaviness into joy. A second being in same agony, we called upon God for her also, and he spoke peace into her soul. In the evening I was again pressed in spirit to declare that ‘Christ gave himself a ransom for all.’ And almost before we called upon him to set his seal, he answered. One was so wounded by the word of the Spirit, that you would have imagined she could not live a moment. But immediately his abundant kindness was showed, and she loudly sang of his righteousness.’

• Lord we pray for the youth and the students in our land- the next generation. Let them hear the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord. Violently apprehend them with your deep and enduring love. Show them tangible evidence of your abundant kindness. Set them free from bondage, adopt them into your family, the family of God that they might receive a spirit of adoption, crying 'Abba Father.'

REFERENCES

Wesley, J. Journal, April 21-26th 1739 , Vol 1, 187 -189