Rees Howells Rees Howells was a prince among intercessors – a uniquely crafted vessel in God’s hands. Born in Wales in 1879, Rees was the sixth of the eleven Howells children. Life was happy but hard, and at twelve, Rees left school to begin working in an iron works. From his earliest days he loved
Surrender God has many different ways to bring a man or woman to Himself. He used typhoid fever and the threat of dying at the age of twenty-three to bring Rees Howells to the end of himself. For five months the man’s life hung in the balance. Slowly at first, the heart of this future
Our Faith – God’s Work God always grows us little by little, and Rees Howells was no exception. He felt God challenging him to pray for a local alcoholic with mental health issues, Will Battery, right through to salvation and wholeness. “It wouldn’t have come to my mind to love him but when the Holy
Revival Prayer Rees Howells was a prince among praying men. God leads us all differently but we can learn and be inspired by how God fashions and prepares men and women He will work powerfully through. Having been dramatically touched and used by God through the Welsh revival, Rees’ heart longed for more. A new
Resist the Devil Anyone who has ever read the stories of the great men and women God has used over the centuries knows that all of them experienced hardship. The great prayer warrior, Rees Howells was no exception. Returning to Wales from Egypt in 1922, Rees quickly recognised the crying need for a Bible College
Intercession The gift of intercession is no longer regarded as solely for the spiritual ‘elite.’ This is not to take away from the responsibility of its recipients though to exercise the gift both diligently and carefully. Rees Howells was an intercessor whose gifting proved crucial, especially through World War II. He saw the war as
Responsibility Oscar Wilde once remarked that by the age of forty, everyone has the face they deserve. While not completely true, there’s a profound truth in there. The life you’re living now has little to do with all your outward circumstances. Proverbs 4:23 tells us we live out of our heart. Our heart takes on
The Rule of God’s Word The single most dominant theme of both the Old and New Testaments is the kingdom of God. In the New Testament it’s impossible to miss this emphasis. Jesus spoke more about the kingdom of God than every other subject combined. But what of the Old Testament? Is it as clear?
Live Passionately We’re probably all familiar with the Great Commission “… go and make disciples of all nations …” (Matthew 28:19). But if we’re going to “make disciples” of others, we need to be sure we’re disciples ourselves. There were different times when Jesus ‘spelt out’ what becoming His disciple meant. One is recorded in
Drink the Pure Water I grew up near an area of extensive thick bush land. As kids we learnt where the creeks were and how to drink from them. You only drank from a creek where the water ran freely and quickly, and then only from the middle. Water to the outside was still and
