A Sojourner's Quest

PA RT I V: P E R S E V E R I NG F O R T H E L ONG H A U L / 2 9 3

Remove the confusion of idolatry off our city, This Mega-city. Acts 19.28 – When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Jesus, weep over the city of This Mega-city so we may know the day of our visitation. Luke 19.42-44 – And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. [43] For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side [44] and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” Let This Mega-city be a place to receive and heal the sick within its walls. Luke 10.8 – Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Let This Mega-city know “The kingdom of God has come near to them.” Mark 1.14-15 – Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, [15] and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Let the citizens of This Mega-city proclaim throughout the whole city what great things Jesus has done for them! Luke 8.39 – “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him. Jesus, send your messengers throughout our city, This Mega-city to each neighborhood, and village preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God. Luke 4.42-43 – And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, [43] but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”