Very interesting, my brother, to read the account of the Moravian movement, which awakened a burden for lost souls and a passion for missions. There are many lessons that we can learn from this movement.

After reading about the Moravian Revival of 1727, I was reminded of the spiritual awakening in the days of Gideon (Judges 6–8). When Israel suffered under the oppression of the Midianites, they cried out to the Lord. Then the Lord began Israel’s deliverance through Gideon. After God had dealt with and prepared Gideon, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, Gideon gathered 32,000 Israelites to follow him into battle against the Midianites.

However, in God's eyes, 32,000 men were too many. Therefore, God shaped and tested these 32,000 men so that only a small number would be chosen. The first test was for those who were afraid to withdraw, and 22,000 left, leaving only 10,000. Yet even this number was still too large in God’s sight. Then God tested the self-control of these 10,000 men by allowing them to become weary from their journey and then requiring them to drink from a river. Through this test, only 300 men were selected. Subsequently, with these 300 tested men, God began the deliverance of Israel, and we know that eventually the other tribes of Israel also joined the battle.

It seems that God does not like to begin a movement with large numbers. Throughout church history, spiritual revivals have consistently begun with a small group of people who had been prepared and refined by God. Likewise, the Moravian movement started with only a few people, yet it eventually reached multitudes. God’s principle of working is often to begin with the few in order to reach the many.

Certainly, there is much that the modern church can learn from the Moravian movement. Yet it is my hope that the house church movement, consisting of small groups of believers, may likewise be filled with missionary zeal through the prompting of the Holy Spirit.