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A preacher rode alone through the mountains of Wales, and his heart was cold. His name was Christmas Evans. Born on Christmas Day, 1766, into deep poverty. Orphaned at nine. At seventeen he still could not read a single word. After he met Christ, he taught himself his letters and began to preach. One night his old friends beat him in the dark and he lost an eye for the rest of his life. Then his fire grew dim. So on a lonely road between Dolgellau and Machynlleth, Evans climbed off his pony and up the mountainside, and prayed until the coldness broke. He came down a changed man, and revival followed his preaching across Wales.
A five-minute reminder that when your fire has burned low, the road home runs straight uphill into honest prayer. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."
Scripture echo: Revelation 2:4, James 4:8
Key figure: Christmas Evans (1766-1838), Welsh Baptist preacher whose covenant prayer on a Welsh mountain road sparked revival across Anglesey and Wales.
Read or listen on the blog: https://rodneycoe.com/christmas-evans-mountain-fire-back/
Five minutes. Pull up a chair.
"And that, friend, is how God lifts up your day."
