Let God Arise!

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demonstrate his power, redeeming souls, transforming lives, and changing urban neighborhoods through a fresh visitation of his Holy Spirit. This phrase, “Let God arise!” was the phrase that Moses shouted when the people of Israel broke camp, and made off together by tribes on their journey to the Promised Land. It is mentioned by the writer of the book of Numbers in chapter 10, verse 35. Describing what Moses said when the ark was taken from the camp on the journey it says, “And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, ‘Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.’” What a procession this must have been! The tribes, marching in the pattern array determined by the Lord himself, following the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, commenced their journey with Moses’ declaration to God. “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” This is what this prayer movement declares: God must arise, he must be on the vanguard of urban ministry and mission, he must visit the nations, make his presence known in the cities of America and the world, and scatter his enemies. His grace must triumph, and his Gospel must advance, for he alone can transform the world.