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Let God Arise! (continued)

more of the Lord. We desire first and foremost to prevail in prayer soberly, openly, humbly, seeking the Lord himself, coming to know him intimately 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 chapter 12.22-24 (ESV) underscores this: “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, [23] and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, [24] and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.” Indeed, our first priority, above all else, is to seek the face of the Lord with all our hearts, to know him, and to make him alone our aim and goal in prayer. The following descriptions of the various elements of a Let God Arise! prayer session represent a quick summary of the kind of praying and approach to God we seek to have. We are not seeking to be formulaic or wooden in our suggestions, but offer the following merely as a kind of skeleton, a blueprint or road map to guide us along together as we seek God’s face and manifestation. Hopefully these elements can give us practical direction as we gather in our homes and churches for prevailing prayer to the Lord. To begin with, we start our prayer sessions therefore with worship of the Lord, the Adoration phase of our prayer concerts. All of our Let God Arise! gatherings encourage those present to begin your concert and session of prevailing prayer with a time of adoration and praise, with singing and exaltation, where we delight and enjoy the Lord with clapping, shouts of joy, and heartfelt praise. We must thank Adoration, Admission, and Availability