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Ezekiel chapter 22, verses 30 and 31. And I sought for a man among them who should build up the

wall and stand in the breach before me for the land that I should not destroy it, but I found none.

Therefore, I have poured out my indignation upon them.

I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath.

I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord God.

Whoa, what a picture of God saying I was seeking for.

I was looking for someone who would stand in the breach, in the gap, before me on behalf of this land, that I should not destroy it.

God is looking for an intercessor who will, by their intercession, keep God's wrath and judgment

from coming upon the land, and he says, I found none.

Therefore, I have poured out my indignation upon them.

There's so much here, and so much to think through that's just mind-boggling

and how all of this works and the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man. But the reality is that's

just being shouted from Ezekiel chapter 22 versus 30 and 31 is that our intercession for others

matters that God seeks intercessors. God is looking for those who will stand in the gap on behalf of

others before him for others, that he might show his grace and his mercy through our intercession.

And does this not lead us to pray, to be intercessors? Just think of all the

people, places, people groups that we can intercede for, knowing that God is looking for us to

intercede for them seeking intercessors and that God will answer according to

our intercession. So let these verses lead you to pray, realizing, trusting, believing that your prayers

for others, your intercession on others' behalf matters.

And so we press in right now to pray, God, we want to intercede right now.

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