Did you know God is looking for good men? That he has a job for you if you are a Christian?
30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. 31 So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD."
Our world is a mess right now. Of course, it's never been in too great of shape. But when you read the news now, it become clear that something is seriously wrong.
When did you have to be a biologist to know what a "woman" is? When did we start saying that men could become pregnant? When did we decide that unhappiness was grounds for divorce. The list could go on and on.
According to the Scriptures in this passage, God is actively searching for someone to stand before him and pray so he wouldn’t have to destroy the people.
If only he could find someone, the circumstances would have changed.
Does prayer make any difference?
Does prayer make any difference?
Over and over in the Bible, we are urged, we are pleaded with, we are encouraged to take our plea before God.
We are encouraged to do this for our daily needs. But even more importantly as a Christian, we are to plead and intercede for others – for our nation, for our leaders, for the lost, for those hurting, for righteousness – and the list goes on and on.
When God was preparing to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah for their great wickedness (you can read about it in Genesis 18-19) Abraham bargained with God, trying to talk him into not destroying the city.
When God was preparing to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah for their great wickedness (you can read about it in Genesis 18-19) Abraham bargained with God, trying to talk him into not destroying the city.
“You won’t destroy them if there’s 50 righteous?” “How about 45? – 40 – 30 – 20. What if there’s only 10?” Abraham pleads with God until God promises that he won’t destroy the cities if there are 10 righteous. Unfortunately for those two cities – there weren’t even 10 righteous.
Standing in the gap, pleading with God, bargaining with the Almighty. These are the things that we should be doing in our prayer life –
And then, maybe we can see our cities, our country, and our world saved.
Standing in the gap, pleading with God, bargaining with the Almighty. These are the things that we should be doing in our prayer life –
And then, maybe we can see our cities, our country, and our world saved.
This is Pastor John
God Bless You – Pastor John
God Bless You – Pastor John
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