
<p style="text-align: justify;">First, the prophet Zechariah called for a spirit of hope and urgency to prevail. The remnant was told to quit fasting and start feasting, in celebration and anticipation of how God would act on their behalf (v. 19). Second, he called for continual prayer with a correct agenda. They were to “seek the LORD” (the literal Hebrew translates “seek the face of the Lord”). Third, they were to encourage one another to join in prayer—“one city will go to another” (v. 21) —as God’s people united in the work of prayer for revival. Fourth, they were to expect an impact through their prayers, so that many would come to seek God’s manifest presence in their lives as he moved among his own (v. 23). Such developments are to be expected in any generation, as prayer movements awaken the church to seek God. Are you praying hopefully, continually, expectantly, and in unison with others? Taken from <i><a href="https://link.biblegateway.com/click/31727363.4677/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yZS5mYWl0aGdhdGV3YXkuY29tL3Byb2R1Y3RzL25pdi1uZXctc3Bpcml0LWZpbGxlZC1saWZlLWJpYmxlLWtpbmdkb20tZXF1aXBwaW5nLXRocm91Z2gtdGhlLXBvd2VyLW9mLXRoZS13b3JkP3ZhcmlhbnQ9MzQzNTE0NzI1NDE4MzImdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1iZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsX2Rldm90aW9uYWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5pdjM2NQ/5ef5087d3f8d747b4f7c2923Bd3f94861">NIV New Spirit-Filled Life Bible</a></i></p>