STANDING IN THE GAP 2
“SO, I SOUGHT FOR A MAN 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)
God would need believers' prayers for Him to do or operate or carry out whatever He intended to do on earth. This is why believers' prayers are important and pivotal to any change or help that could be received from God. If God should move in and do whatever He wanted to do, He could be accused of being unjust by the devil.
God set the order, that Man should rule and dominate all that He created (Genesis 1:27-30), He would then not turn around and usurp or take over the power or authority which He had already given to Man:
"FOR THE GIFTS AND THE CALLING OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE" (Romans 11:29 NKJV).
This was demonstrated when He, God, gave the honour to Adam, to solely name all the living creatures:
“Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air AND BROUGHT THEM TO ADAM TO SEE WHAT HE WOULD CALL THEM. AND WHATEVER ADAM CALLED EACH LIVING CREATURE, THAT WAS ITS NAME. SO ADAM GAVE NAMES TO ALL CATTLE, TO THE BIRDS OF THE AIR, AND TO EVERY BEAST OF THE FIELD"
(Genesis 2:19,20 NKJV).
Thus, God's intervention in the world or on the earth had to be by Man's invitation. This is the reason why He was seeking for a Man to stand in the gap on the issue or situation of Judah, the nation of Israel (Ezekiel 22:30).
God is still seeking for the believers who will stand in the gap for each nation, city, town or community; Are you ready and available to be used as an intercessor for God's intervention and the liberation of others? Remember, whoever would be used for such an assignment should meet up with this passage of the Bible: "NEVERTHELESS, THE SOLID FOUNDATION OF GOD STANDS, HAVING THIS SEAL: “THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS,” AND “LET EVERYONE WHO NAMES THE NAME OF CHRIST DEPART FROM INIQUITY"
(2 Timothy 2:19)
READ: 1 Peter 1:15,16
Peace.