TOO MUCH REVIVAL
J. Edwin Orr, a professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary, described the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the Welsh revivals of the nineteenth century. As people sought the infilling of the Spirit, they did all they could to confess wrongdoings and to make restitution. This unexpectedly created severe problems for the shipyards along the coast of Wales. Over the years workers had pilfered all kinds of things. Everything from wheelbarrows to hammers had been stolen. However, as people sought to be right with God, they started to return what they had taken, with the result that soon the shipyards of Wales were overwhelmed with returned property. There were such huge piles of returned tools that several of the yards had to put up signs that read: If you have been led By God to return what you have stolen, please know that the management forgives you and wishes you to keep what you have taken. From How…
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