Let God Arise!

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LET GOD AR I SE!

Hear me well, fellow warrior in Christ! The Let God Arise! movement, in the same spirit as brother Edwards did in England, is another humble attempt to implore every disciple concerned about the poor in urban America to join us in constant prayer for God to arise and scatter his enemies. We are seeking to facilitate and challenge individuals, small groups, entire congre- gations in different locales to meet regularly in their homes, in churches, in businesses, in schools – wherever the Lord leads them to pray – to petition God’s visitation upon the city. Our highest priority in intercession, as the Zechariah text suggests, is that our primary aim would be to “seek the Lord” above all other requests. We must not substitute his blessings or benefits for seeking him first. Let God Arise! is primarily a call for disciples of Jesus to recommit to a new level of spirituality, openness, and brokenness before God that will lead to God’s special visitation of his people in the city. This sober call to prevailing prayer is anchored in a sense of our impotency without the Lord. This call is not meant as some kind of work where we could claim to earn God’s favor, nor are we attempt- ing to bribe God with a manageable and abbreviated season of humbleness before him. On the contrary, our A Blueprint for Seeking God and Entreating His Favor