Stand in the Gap
Posted by Dion Todd May 1st, 2024 1,363 Views 23 Comments
I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it; but I found no one. Ezekiel 22:30 WEB.
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah grew more and more wicked. Their scales finally tipped, and their judgment day came. Abraham stood in the gap for them (Genesis 18:24). He pleaded with God and asked Him if He would destroy the cities if just fifty righteous men were found there. God said that He would spare them if He could find fifty.
Then Abraham asked Him, "Well, what if there were forty-five righteous people?" Then forty, thirty, twenty, ten. God agreed to each request, then Abraham stopped. It appears that God would have kept going as long as He had someone to intercede for them. Abraham stopped at ten.
God seeks intercessors who will pray for the nation and each other. If you have someone who is lost, don't stop praying for them. Jesus told us, "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day" (John 6:44). So pray for the Lord to draw their hearts to Him.
Also, pray for the nation that you live in. You live there, and if it prospers, you will benefit as well. "Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in the peace of it shall you have peace" (Jeremiah 29:7).
If you know the Lord today, chances are someone stood in the gap for you. Now your prayer could be the one thing that changes everything for someone else. God is still seeking those who will stand in the gap for others and intercede for them. Your prayers matter.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You for saving me. Please draw the rest of my family to You. May my whole family come to know and love You. All things are possible with You. Put the lost in my path, give me the words to speak. Draw the heart of my country to You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Note: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.” (Philippians 4:6-7) ~ If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network
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Cathy Webb commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Praising God for His Voice of reminder that He is drawing hearts. Praying!
Liesel aka lisa Wardle commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Oh Lord, dear Heavenly Father, please draw all of my entire family to You by the power of Your Holy Spirit, including my siblings and their families, Alexander's wife and her entire family, all the ones that You put in my path including little Dorothy in her 90's, heal all of their broken relationships with one another, fill them and seal them with Thy holy Spirit, what ever it takes, my Lord, THY will be done; and please use me, give me the words to speak, or what ever actions, and may I lift up my voice with Jabez ("1.Chronicles 4:10") and call out to you in the name of Jesus, AMEN!!!
Scott Riegelmann commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Thank you Father for all of those you sent to stand in the gap for me, my mom would be so proud I love you from the bottom of my heart
Liesel aka lisa Wardle
4 months ago
AMEN and AMEN, Scott!!! Cont'd prayers, brother!! "Numbers 6:24-26"
David Krull commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Amen. Draw them to you. Save them Lord. Every family member who isn’t saved, draw the ones who are saved…to serve you again. All my girls are saved but two don’t serve you anymore. They use to…Bless them. Reconcile myself with my girls. There’s been a huge gap between the two since their mother divorced me 20 + years ago. Thank you Father for my family. Thank you Jesus for this day and for the life You have given me.
Debi Burton commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for saving me. Please draw the rest of my family to You. May my whole family come to know and love You. All things are possible with You. Put the lost in my path, give me the words to speak. Draw the heart of my country to You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️
Yvette York commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Heavenly Father I Pray For The Whole Universe Will Come To You.Amen Good Morning Everyone
Bella Colliander commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Heavenly Father, have mercy on our country and those that haven't found the truth. Thank you for your love and unending blessings. Amen!
Lynn Brown commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for saving me. Please draw the rest of my family to You. May my whole family come to know and love You. All things are possible with You. Put the lost in my path, give me the words to speak. Draw the heart of my country to You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Mark Williams commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Amen. Thank you,Lord,and please draw the rest of my family to You.
Kevin J. Eck commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
Lord, use me to help bring the Chosen to You, with Grace Father. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen!
Craig Mondello commented on Dion Todd's blog post: Stand in the Gap
4 months ago
This, this word today . . . . Lord here I am, keep sending me for my family in Jesus name amen!