✿ 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
It is easy to pray for us, our needs and for anything related to us.
But when was the last time we bowed down in brokenness before God for someone else's salvation, healing or need?
When was the last time we sacrificed something that is precious to us(food/time/activity), to pray for someone else?
✿ Ezekiel 22:30: "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."
Can we be that one person God's looking for to stand in the gap and pray?
Jesus Christ our Lord is our greatest intercessor.
✿ Romans 8:26, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."
~We need to get back to fasting and praying. It's important, that once in a while we shut away work, pleasure, food and seek God's face, pray and feast on His Word.
We can give up food, or choose to sacrifice something we like to do everyday like reading the News paper, watch TV, use the computer & spend more time at Jesus's feet. We need to learn to separate our self from everything else to be with God.
Look around..Satan is on a rampage and at such a time God's looking for sacrificial souls who will join Him in holding these forces of evil back.
In these days of trials God's looking for people who will stand in the gap and pray.
Let's fast, pray and intercede more than we ever have. We can fast alone, in small groups of two or three or as a family or as a church. Let's get hold of prayer partners (our spouse, friend, mom or just any one who is willing to commit to pray can be our prayer partner) and pray.
Can we be the one God's looking for?
~If one of us can put a thousands to flight...
Two of us can send legions fleeing!
God will speak to those who take time to listen.
✿Esther 4:16," Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
All through the Bible we see men and women of God fasted and prayed. Sometime a whole nation or tribe fasted!
✿Judges 20:26," Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD."
It was also practiced by the New Testament believers.
✿ Acts 13: 2-3," While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off."
Be Blessed,
YSIC
Julia
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