October 2026 Magazine Article: Revival in Daisy, Tennessee Concludes After 7 1/2 Weeks

October 2026 Magazine Article: Revival in Daisy, Tennessee Concludes After 7 1/2 Weeks

Oct 1, 2026 | A Blast From the Past 2

This article, printed in the April 1982 issue of the VOE magazine, recaps one of the great  revivals that people who attended remember to this day. Here the pastor talks about that revival.

REVIVAL IN DAISY, TENNESSEE CONCLUDES AFTER 7 ½ WEEKS

According to the local Pastor, Rev. Aaron Cooper, over 500 souls were converted to Christ, over 570 were filled with the Holy Ghost, over 100 baptized in water, and over 50 converts united with the local church. The crusade has had a dynamic effect on all the sponsoring Pentecostal churches. The pastor recalled:

It was a cold Sunday night on January 17, 1982. The biting winter air made its way across the Tennessee hills.

Little did anyone realize that God Almighty was about to light a fire in the small community of Daisy that would burn all the way into Chattanooga and North Georgia. The heat of God’s anointing would change the lives of over 570 souls who would be filled with the Holy Ghost. They came from miles around, Church of God, Assemblies of God, Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, and in fact, 12 different denominations were present.

On many nights, while Rev. Stone was preaching, the anointing would become so strong that people would receive the Holy Spirit while in their pews or making their way down the aisle.

During the entire 7-1/2 weeks, over 500 souls were won to Jesus. Many who had never experienced salvation received new joy, peace, and sins forgiven!

Backsliders prayed through. Sinners were saved and received victory! Many husbands who had never accepted Christ were converted and filled with the Holy Ghost. What a joy to see wives rejoice after seeing their husbands saved!

Many young married couples were born again and now have a happier home!

The local church had very few teenagers before the revival. Now a new class called Skybound is being led by 4 young ministers from Lee College. They are directing 50-70 new teenagers in the class (most of whom were converted and filled with the Holy Ghost during the revival).

On many nights, 30 minutes before service, the building was packed to capacity (the choir was packed, too).

A record-breaking revival attendance was set on a Tuesday night. Many were turned away, unable to gain entrance into the building.

God receives all praise, honor, and glory for the wonderful results of this revival. I feel honored and humbled that God would permit me to minister His Word to so many wonderful people. Thank you, Lord!

October 2026 Magazine Article: Revival in Daisy, Tennessee Concludes After 7 1/2 Weeks

October 2026 Magazine Article: Satan’s Tactics For Wearing Out The Saints

Oct 1, 2026 | A Blast From the Past 1

This article appeared in the December 1985 VOE magazine ​

 

SATAN’S TACTICS FOR WEARING OUT THE SAINTS

Look at Daniel 7:25 – “And he shall speak great words against the Most High and shall WEAR OUT the saints of the Most High.”

Notice the words “wear out” in this passage. The meaning of this word in the Aramaic text means, “to wear out gradually; to slowly grind until worn.“ In the context of this passage it speaks of a final wicked world leader who will work against the saints of God, wearing them out.

While reading this passage one afternoon, I saw the major attack of Satan in the end time. It is to cause mental and spiritual weariness among the saints that will lead to a spiritual breakdown!

In many spiritual battles against Satan’s kingdom, the church is awakened to full strength and unity. It seems to be the little steady blows of Satan that wear out the saints. As the scriptures teach, “It’s the little foxes that spoil the vine.” Here is an example of Satan’s tactics.

The Apostle Paul makes some revealing statements about a strong spiritual battle he faced. In 2 Corinthians 12:7, we read: “There was given unto me a THORN IN THE FLESH, the MESSENGER OF SATAN to BUFFET me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”

There are some key words in the passage that reveal to us the true Satanic attack on Paul’s life and ministry.

1- Paul says it was a MESSENGER OF SATAN. The Greek word “messenger” is “aggelos” and is translated 179 times as an “angel”. Seven times it is translated as “messenger.” While a lot of religious thought has stemmed from this passagewith regard to the thorn, Paul makes it clear that he was attacked by an angel of Satan.
2- This messenger was sent to BUFFET him. The word “buffet” comes from a Greek word meaning “to continually clip on the ear… to deal blow after blow.” It would imply a boxer or fighter in a match. He is knocked down, and no sooner is he on his feet than another blow brings him to his knees.

The long list found in 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 makes us realize Paul’s battles with Satan. Paul listed the things that caused him to suffer. He spoke of being in prison often, in stripes, beaten with rods, stoned three times, shipwrecked, and the list continues.

After looking over this list, I understand what Paul meant when he said, “I bore in my body the marks of the gospel.” He was bruised, battered, and sore from the physical abuse he endured for the gospel’s sake. Now do you understand how this angel of Satan dealt “blow after blow” to this apostle of God?

It is Satan’s desire to wear out the saints and cause us to become faint and tired in the fight of faith. What do we do when long battles beat us like waves hitting the beach? Let’s look at the scriptures and find out.

Isaiah 40:30 “Even the youths shall faint and be weary and young men shall UTTERLY FALL.”

Isaiah 40:31 “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…”

Nehemiah 8:10 “...For the JOY of the Lord is your strength.”

Psalm 16:11 “In His presence there is fulness of joy…”

Galatians 6:9 “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.”

People who become spiritually weak become faultfinders at everything happening in their local church. Their first complaints are often against the minister, then against the programs and ministries. Then they become discontented toward everything and everyone. Many times, their weariness leads to two other problems.

1- They always have a teacher, pastor, or evangelist they liked much better than the ones they’ve had lately.
2- They are getting blessed on the “credit of other’s prayers.” They are too tired to fast, pray, and study, so they let everyone else do it.

People who aren’t spiritually weary can get along with every minister, teacher, and evangelist. They are loving, caring people because they are strong in the LORD.

Weariness robs you of your joy and “the joy of the Lord is your strength.” When the eternal spring of joy is bubbling in your heart, it will gush forth in praise and adoration toward God. Joy makes you energetic and alive in the Lord.

You may ask, “How do you keep the joy of the Lord, which is our spiritual strength?”

The remedy is waiting in the presence of the Lord. Isaiah 40:31 says, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…” This doesn’t mean those who sit back, arms folded, sleeping the day away. It means waiting in the presence of the Lord! In His presence there is fullness of joy. We must spend time alone with God and in worship.Most folks spend time worshipping on Sunday, but your battle is seven days a week. Worship and adoration to God must be a daily thing. Joy will come as you enter into God’s presence.

Then there is the promise of Galatians 6:9 “Don’t be weary in well doing for in due season you will reap IF you FAINT not!” I held onto this verse when I preached a revival where few results were seen. I knew if I continued to plant seed, God would give the increase. 

Defeat Satan’s tactics to wear you out by lingering in God’s presence where you receivethe much needed joy of the Lord that will sustain you in times of battle.