Contending for the Power of God

After being "hit" by God's power today in church there are alot of -contingencies- to put down on paper and think about. I'm getting them out now while they are fresh.
Isaiah 29:18 "It shall even be as when a hungry man dreams, And look--he eats; But he awakes, and his soul is still empty; Or as when a thirsty man dreams, And look--he drinks; But he awakes, and indeed [he is] faint, And his soul still craves: So the multitude of all the nations shall be, Who fight[contend] against Mount Zion."
We are stuck in a generation that are content with imaginations, that aren't even real. If this is our situation this is terribly without faith.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. What we hope for, has to be substantial.
There are alot of things -altogether secondary- when contending for power break out - where the only primary is Him.
some of these things seem good but are secondary. Our goal in pressing into revival is fueled by intimacy. It will be a vain struggle if we do it outside of Intimacy. There was a word once spoken in our worship meeting which is "You want to break out in nations, and see the power of God manifest, you are doing it right now, when you are in worship, connecting with Jesus. It is out of intimacy that the break through will come"
When we connect with God, with His glory, then we know it's better than life. It's because of connecting with God, and it's in His court.
The part of contending for the power of God that interests me the most is this, Jesus. The difference is that when we voluntarily love Him, we are proving His love. He encourages us to affirm our love for Him. In fact, in a relationship, this kind of love, is known as confidence. If God so loved you, you affirm Him and show that He is better and worthy by loving Him. So, because the unlimited, uncreated, creative God has pursued us with His love, even though it does not come from us, everything is available to us by asking.
We live in a society that is reacting to all sorts of things and pressures coming their way, that for a person to be prepared will be the exception! Though it's important to use shock tactics to wake people up the primary way to wake people up to revival is in love. It is by maturing the love that everyone has. More specifically, it's important that the heart encounter God in His glory. Every person that came before us contended for revival out of a revelation of God's glory and goodness. The most earnest prayer will come from someone specifically hoping for something that is there, not something that is not there (what I mean by that is, "substantial" - like in Hebrews 11:1)
It may surprise you but the expectation - or hope - of God for Him pouring out His power is far greater (in magnitude, intensity, desire) than ours. the premise is the promises of God, like Daniel fervently coming into prayer for His nation in the 70th year of exile. So we partner in with God for what He is wanting to do on the earth.
My heart fills up with hope, it's Jesus, the desire of the nations, totally set on this one purpose, the pouring out of the Spirit in Oxford for revival. We have no other contingency. Like people before us, going to God though backed into a corner the victory will be won! This is all for one person, a Man, who is the Alpha, the Omega, the First and the Last, King of the Jews, lion and lamb, servant and Judge. The more we reflect on His promises, and this Man, the less we will be concerned about this world, we will be useful to God. There is only one solution it's Jesus.
God's creativity is fathomless, if We are glorifying Jesus then we are doing His will.
What I mean by desperation is, when judgment is coming, crying out desperate prayers, because of the shocking nature of the events. Alarm! Shock! Cry out!
God's glory is shocking also, stunning, when you don't know what to say (2 Chronicles 6:1; Matthew 17:4)
Some things to contend for:
Pouring out the Spirit and Grace
Encounters with the glory of God
That hearts will be changed towards Jesus
Consecration of our lives to God
Breakthrough in Healings
Young People raise up to have a vision of eternity
To see the rubbishness of sinfulness and inferior pleasures
Raising up witnesses of Jesus second coming
Preparing others for the events preceding His second coming
Pray for America - Judgment is in the Land - Joel 2:11-17
This has to come out of either desperation or God's certain glory (preferably the second but God uses the first as well)