伊文思在他的日記中告訴我們:一天下午,他行經一條很荒僻的道路去出席一個聚會,他自己覺得他那時候的心是冰冷的。他說:「我停住了我的馬,步行到一處與塵世隔絕的地方去,在那裡我很痛苦地走來走去,檢閱我自己的生活。我在 神前等候了三小時,我的心被悲哀壓服著;最後,一個甘甜仁愛的感覺溫暖了我的心,在那裡我重新受了一次聖靈的澆灌。日頭平西的時候,我回到原路上,找到了我威爾斯城的人民,在那天都得到了一個極大的復興。」
當你遇見一個重生的人,第一個問題你應當問他的就是,「你信的時候,受了聖靈沒有?」(徒十九:2)
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness. , And the multitude of them that believed was of one heart and soul: and not one [of them] said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. , And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
(Acts:31~33)