Let God Arise!

A SOBER CALL TO PREVAI L ING PRAYER

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desire is to be transformed by God entirely. We desire that God visit the city, but only if he visits us as well! We desire the transformation of the city, but we desire even more that this awakening begin with the trans- formation of our very lives under the lordship of Jesus Christ! We are hungry for more of him – more love, more power, more of the Lord. We desire first and foremost to prevail in prayer soberly, openly, humbly, seeking the Lord himself, coming to know him inti- mately and glorifying him in our very lives – by who we are. Above all else, Let God Arise! desires that urban believers seek the person of the Lord first, to know him, to see him, and to experience in new ways his power and blessing in our lives as his disciples. This means that as a movement, Let God Arise! understands the legitimacy of the priorities spelled out throughout Scripture, and especially in the Zechariah chapter 8 text. Verse 22 makes this plain: “Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the Lord.” We come boldly to the Throne of God’s grace, not at the earthly Jerusalem, but to the Mount Zion above, where our gracious God dwells. Hebrews 12.22-24 underscores this: