Then they remembered those days of old
    when Moses led his people out of Egypt.
They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea,
    with Moses as their shepherd?
Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit
    to be among his people?
12 Where is the one whose power was displayed
    when Moses lifted up his hand—
the one who divided the sea before them,
    making himself famous forever?
13 Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea?
    They were like fine stallions
    racing through the desert, never stumbling.
14 As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley,
    the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
You led your people, Lord,
    and gained a magnificent reputation.”

Again and again the Old Testament writers seem to look back to the Exodus as the great demonstration of God’s power. ‘Do it again Lord’ is, in essence, their repeated prayer.

I was thinking that in our prayers for ‘revival’ we are doing the same. In particular we look back to God’s great acts as revealed in Sacred history, and we plead with Him to do again what He has done before, i.e. show His power and glorify His own Name (14b). We are also greatly encouraged in our praying by stories of awakenings in more recent centuries.

One other thing to highlight here is the interplay between what God did and what Moses did. Moses was fully involved, but ultimately it was all God’s work, and to God be all the glory! What a privilege to be workers together with God

”What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labour.  For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Cor.3:5-9)

Prayer: Lord God, Hallowed be your Name. Glorify your Name in all the earth. As the song says, ”Restore, O Lord, the honour of your Name. In works of Sovereign power come shake the earth again. And in our time revive the church that bears your Name.