Let God Arise!

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LET GOD AR I SE!

Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

~ Zechariah 8.18-23 (ESV)

Edwards related this text to prophecies of the very end of time where God would bring dramatic and glorious renewal to the entire earth through the focused inter- cession of God’s people. I do not believe that Edwards was incorrect. Furthermore, I am convinced that God’s promise to move in regard to extraordinary prayer by his holy people is a given throughout Scripture, sustained with many examples, both in biblical history and in contemporary life. God Almighty answers prayer. We make therefore a sober call to all believers who love the Lord Jesus and the cities of America to join us in forming new movements of prayer for the city, for all those who live in them, especially God’s people. We are making a call to prevailing prayer in the name of Jesus Christ for God’s glory. We are asking that God might send to us his very own Holy Spirit, to break through the darkness, evil, and despair of the city and bring refreshment and revolutionary change among the poorest of America’s urban poor.