Jesus created you to stand in the gap for His people!

6/26/2019

He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 NKJV

The book of Micah was written to warn God’s people of coming judgment and to offer hope based on the mercy of God.

I was reminded of the 911 attacks. I was still in bed when the phone rang that morning. My wife was leading our church prayer chain. We received a call to pray for our country. Our nation was under attack. We were at war!

In the days that followed I heard people say God was judging our nation.

People said God was pouring out His wrath on our country. I heard people say God was bringing the United States of America to its knees. People said it could be the beginning of the end for America.

The United States of America has turned its back on God.

We have taken God out of our classrooms. We have said in our hearts and public forums what God calls evil is good. We have rejected God’s authority by deciding for ourselves what is good and what is evil. It is the same sin committed by Adam and Eve.

We deserve God’s judgment. We have become an ungodly nation!

The people of Israel in Micah’s day deserved God’s judgment and wrath. God chose to forgive their sin. He chose to love them. God’s heart was for the people of Israel not against them!

We do not know what the future holds for our nation. We do know God loves us!

We know God wants to bless us. Jesus wants us to trust Him to teach us the difference between good and evil. Jesus wants us to trust Him to guide us and direct us as we navigate our way through life.

If we incline our hearts to Jesus He will incline His heart toward us. If we draw near the Lord He will draw near to us!

Pray for revival in the hearts of God’s people. Pray for revival in your community. Pray for revival in our nation and the world. Ask Jesus to put His desires in your heart so just as the prophets of old you can stand in the gap for His people.

Stand in the gap for the people God loves today. Call on the Lord to show His compassion and mercy for His people. Ask the Lord to subdue our iniquity today.

If you have put on a crown of sinful self-will or idolatrous self-glorification take it off. Cast it at the feet of Jesus. God has already cast your sin into the depths of the sea. The Lord will pour out His love and compassion on you!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Jesus created you to stand in the gap for His people!

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