When there's no prayer then there's no power in our lives. When there's no spiritual power within us, then we will not know the passion of Christ for others. Samuel Chadwick once said, "There is no power like that of availing prayer. It turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings fire, it brings rain, it brings life, it brings God."

Mr. Chadwick was right. When God comes and visits His people, we begin to feel what's on His heart. And what is on God's heart? The Bible says, "When He saw the crowds He had compassion on them." The heart of Jesus breaks for the multitudes who are without a shepherd in life. When God comes in power to our churches and our personal lives we will begin to feel the very passion of Christ for a lost and dying world.

A group of Christian friends from Eastern Europe were visiting the United States recently. They attended a recent major Christian conference where I was speaking. I was a little nervous because I didn't know how they would respond to an American style worship service. Consequently, I became very aware of our style of worship. As I listened to the other speakers and I participated in the worship, I realized that there were two major differences in our worship and their style of worship. There was much laughter in response to the speakers of the conference, and that was good. Joy comes to our hearts when there is a freedom of spirit.

However, there was one thing missing at the conference that is often present in their worship - weeping. North American Christians are good at telling jokes, but terrible at weeping for souls. We know how to laugh, but have forgotten how to cry. Somehow, in the midst of our Christian work, we've lost our passion, especially our passion for souls. Consequently, we stand in need of revival.

How long has it been since you wept over the eternal destiny of people?