The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then Moses said to Him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” EXODUS 33:14-16
Desperation is the extreme feeling for a need, the act of despairing. We all experience desperation to one degree or another — desperation for food, water, a relationship, or the completion of an assignment. It is when we become desperate for God’s presence above anything else that we can expect Him to move greatly. The Body of Christ must first be unified in a desperate pursuit of His presence, and then in His purposes, in order to see a great move of God in our day.
Pray for more personal desperation for God. Pray that the Body of Christ on college campuses would recognize that true satisfaction comes from delighting in God. Pray for increased unity around the desperate pursuit of His presence amongst believers on campus, campus ministries, and local churches. Pray for believers on campus to seek first that which attracts the presence of God rather than seeking effective ministry activities.