Day 12: College Students on Fire

Isaiah 64:1 “OH, that You would rend the heavens! That You would 
come down!...”

   In 1787, Hampton-Sydney College experienced an extraordinary move
of God in revival and awakening as four young men gathered to pray,
study God’s Word and worship. They first met in a nearby forest, then
a dorm room. Because of their piety and passion they were ridiculed
by fellow students and labeled as fanatics. The president, John Brown
Smith, was broken that the young men were being persecuted
because of their piety and passion for revival and awakening. He
reprimanded the persecutors and invited William Hill, Cary Allen,
James Blythe and Clement Read to join him in his parlor for prayer the
following Saturday.
   Revival soon broke out on campus with many students being
converted to Christ. The awakening, due to testimonies being
shared by students in various church settings, eventually spread to
surrounding counties. The campus itself was visited by unusual moves
of God periodically over the next few decades. These four young men
were greatly used during the Second Great Awakening to impact many
lives for Christ because of their faith and passion to see God transform
the lives of fellow classmates.

Prayer Points
   • Pray for God to use your passion for prayer, His Word and worship to
ignite a revival
   • Pray for college students to have a passion for awakening

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