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A Word of Encouragement – Week 39 / September 23rd
“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
At first glance this is a very sad and disheartening verse of scripture but actually it is very encouraging and quite exciting. This is so for the following reasons:
1. God is looking for a way to save our nations from judgment.
The Lord we serve is not some bully in heaven with an arsenal of deadly weapons in his hands ready to be cast upon the earth. No, He is seen in the person of Jesus of Nazareth and He is thus nothing more or less than what we see in Jesus on the pages of scripture. No one has seen God at any time but Jesus the only begotten God in the bosom of the Father has made Him known. What a wonderful God He is! This God is looking for a way to have mercy upon His fallen world!
2. God is looking for just one man.
That is, God is looking for just one dedicated man! One dedicated person can rescue a nation from judgment and disaster. This is amazing and should stir us to pray for our nations in this closing time of history. There is no doubt that the wickedness of this world, at every level, is attracting the judgment of God especially as we witness nations demanding of Israel that she give up land and even Jerusalem to the interests of radical jihadists! This coupled with perverted notions about sex and marriage is sending our countries into conflict with God. The world will laugh at this notion but they weren’t laughing after the Second World War. We have not learned from and will repeat history but God is still looking for just one man or woman!
3. God is looking for a wall builder.
That is, someone who will stop the march of wickedness. God is looking for men or women who not only know how to pray but also know how to act. We must use our sphere of influence to impact others with righteousness. The Book of Esther is interesting because it does not mention God once but it records the deeds of those godly persons who were prepared to do something about evil. Esther and Mordechai were “wall builders.” We must be a praying people but we must also get busy and do something about wickedness. After all, the Bible calls us salt and light! Salt makes people thirsty and light shows the way. This is what God is looking for.
4. God is looking for intercessors.
An intercessor is someone who fills a place before God on behalf of others. God is looking for
Christians who will step forward between Him and a sinful world and pray for mercy. Just as
Abraham did on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah. Our nations and peoples deserve God’s
judgment but if He can find intercessors He will relent and give us time as nations to repent and
mend our sinful ways.
Who will hear this challenge and pick it up?
Ezekiel 22:30 is therefore a sad commentary in that in Ezekiel’s day God found no one to answer His call and judgment was the result and it was a terrifying judgment at that. Today, we have arrived at the same place and the signs of God’s displeasure are everywhere. We can turn this sad state of affairs into a blessing if we have ears to hear. To be sure, we have a short time and must now stand up, build walls of righteousness and intercede.
If not now; when?
Malcolm Hedding.
©Malcolm Hedding Ministries
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