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Let God Arise! (continued)

With an open heart full of faith, then, let us pray for the churches in the inner cities of America. Let us pray for their protection from the violence and corruption all around them. Let us pray for boldness and frankness as they give witness to the risen Christ in their works of justice, love, and evangelism. Let us pray for a new sense of joy and power in the Holy Spirit, a greater revelation from the Word of God, a new experience of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ, and an enriched walk with God. Let us pray for a spirit of tranquility and peace, the binding of the enemy, in order that the Gospel can go forth. Also, let us pray for a new spirit of praise, worship, and rejoicing in the urban churches, and for new creativity, delight, and pleasure in the presence of God. Let us pray for a new level of openness and unity among the believers, and a deeper, richer love and awe of God in the churches. Let us pray for new levels of reverence and fear among God’s people, and new aggressive movements of worship, prayer, and celebration in the communities. Let us not stop here. Let us pray that God will break the stranglehold of the enemy on the minds and hearts of those who dwell in America’s inner cities (2 Cor. 4.4). Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will thwart the devil’s programs of deception and despair, and that new doors will be opened for the display and proclamation of the Word of God at all levels. Pray that the Church will boldly give witness in word and deed to the reign of God in Jesus Christ, that individual believers, young, middle-aged, and senior, will demonstrate in their lives new levels of the Lord’s love and power among their families, friends, and relationship networks. Pray for new levels of interest, curiosity, and awareness of spiritual things among all who live in the city, but especially new levels of reality and power among believers in the inner city. Pray that the devil will not be able to stop the openings of God to Christ in all levels of the communities, societies, and neighborhoods. Pray for an outpouring of God upon the city, that entire cities of America can be awakened to their need for God in Jesus Christ!

For the Advancement of the Kingdom

As we humble ourselves in prayer for a dynamic spiritual Awakening among the people of God, we must equally petition God to move on behalf of the lost, those people and regions which have not yet come to know the mercy of God in the

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