One Divine Moment, edited by Robert E Coleman and David J Gyertson, describes the events of 1970 from a number of perspectives, and includes a 1995 retrospective by one of the participants. A student’s diary includes a stream-of-consciousness eyewitness description of events, and observations on those events.
· No sheer emotion or psychological manipulation to get people to the altar;· Appeal to rid yourself of the trash & garbage that claims your life;
· Open our eyes to see people as they really are;
· A sense of honesty and integrity in our hearts;
· Christ is a necessity, not an option;
· Weeping, sobbing, intense prayer;
· The Spirit working quietly and reverently;
· Repentance, prayer for forgiveness;
· A real tragedy of life, that we have ignored God;
· Unusual manifestation of joy;
· Unusual spirit of holiness, souls sobbing at the altar;
· Human pride is a huge stumbling block;
· Emotional excitement is not the answer; we must confess our sins;
· Blessed assurance, electrifying moments, a grand jubilee in God’s presence;
· Awe, wonder, love.
· People wanting more in their Christian lives.
· For every answered prayer, He gives two more burdens;
· Be patient and wait for God;
· God has separated us from the world and shut it out so He could speak;
· He is getting us ready to walk in a pagan society seriously, meekly, obediently;
· The most wonderful thing in life is to be used of God;
· I sat in the auditorium and just let Jesus love me;
· He shows me not only who He is, but also what I am as His child;
· Into a dying and lost world we must go;
· I’m free from the limitations I placed on myself.
Anyone who has experienced
the Lord’s presence in power can relate to one or more of these. A comment made
with respect to the events of 2/6/2023 is that it was as though Jesus walked
into the room. What being in His presence is like, and our responses to it, are
perhaps a foretaste of eternity in His presence.
· Believers must obey Jesus, and do the things He commanded. Without being legalistic, He gave many commands that seem to be impossible. That is because we need the indwelling Holy Spirit to empower us, or else they are impossible to obey.
· Believers must have a relationship with Jesus. This can be compared to a family relationship, whether the metaphor is as sons and daughters of God, or as the bride of Christ. This relationship begins when we agree to receive Him into our lives, not resist Him. The important thing about this relationship is frequent and close (intimate) communication. We sense His closeness, hear His voice, talk to Him.
· Earning God’s favor through good works, or
· Prioritizing emotional effusions in our prayer and worship of God above all else.