One of our staff revivalists, who has experienced more than 30 years of seeing God work mightily in churches across our nation, recently wrote the following:

Sunday was one of the most incredible mornings I have ever seen. We preached four separate services, attended by a total of 1200 adults and teens. In every service there was a spirit of conviction and receptivity that was followed by obedience. Over 100 people asked for prayer concerning genuine salvation, and over 80 of them went to the prayer room to meet with God. Many of those were hopefully converted.

We have never done an invitation this way before, but rather than have them get with a counselor immediately, we let them get alone with God and write out what was on their heart; then we were available to pray with them if they wanted. It was such a blessing to read these simple yet profound prayers of repentance. Here are just a few excerpts from prayers that people jotted down that morning:

I have felt guilty about my sin, but I have put off repenting. Today I felt convicted and asked God for the gift of repentance. I feel free because I now care more about how God sees me than how anyone else sees me.
 
He opened my eyes to my sin; it was an incredible feeling unknown to what I've ever felt. I know I'm a sinner; I want to follow Christ. I want to see the glory of God.
 
I've put earthly things above God. I have problems with addiction. I don't truly repent from them, and I know they are wrong to do. I hear and read the words, but I don’t put them in my heart. I found out today that I was lost.
 
I believe I have not been saved. I do and say the right things, but I have never known true repentance and conviction in my heart. I have prayed for true repentance. I want to know Jesus intimately and have Him be my Lord and Savior in everything.
 
God found me today lost. I have let the distractions of this world blind my path, and I have lost my sight. My pride has blinded me. I pray to You, God, for guidance to break the bonds of sin and walk in Your path, to know You.