standing in the gap

standing in the gap

So I sought for one among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. Ezekiel 22.30 NKJV

When the Lord planned to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 18.24), Abraham stood in the gap and asked God if he would destroy it if there were fifty righteous there. God said he would not.  Then Abraham asked what if there were forty-five, forty, thirty, twenty, ten and then stopped.  It appears that God would have kept going as long as he had someone to intercede.  Abraham was the one that stopped at ten.

God seeks intercessors that will pray for the nation, and for each other.  If you have someone who is lost, do not stop praying for them. Remember also to pray for the nation that we live in.  We live here, and if it prospers, we prosper. Jer 29.7

If you know the Lord today, chances are that someone has stood in the gap for you already. Now your prayer could be the one thing that changes everything for someone else.  God seeks those that will stand in the gap.

The Daily Word of Hope Devotional

Refreshing Hope Ministries – Pastor Dion Todd

www.refreshinghope.org