Standing in the Gap

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causes:
-"Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:" Eph 2:2 Rejecting God and His standards.

results:
The people:
-"..for their minds have been blinded by the god of this age, leaving them in unbelief. Their blindness keeps them from seeing the dayspring light of the wonderful news of the glory of Jesus Christ, who is the divine image of God." (II Cor 4:4).
- "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." Isa 59:2
- bloody cities, broken families, idols, despise God's holy things, profane His sabbaths, sexual immortality, businesses using ungodly practices, they have put no difference between the Holy and the profane, not taken care of the poor and needy, etc (Eze 22). Noticed they ignored the 10 commandments.
- "Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy." Rom 1

-The land- is God's land (Lev 25:23)
The land becomes defiled because of the people and their thoughts, attitudes, and behavior (Eze 22).

The remedy:
Jesus said: -"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (Matt 22).
- Also, He said "...It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." (Matt 4:4)

Intercessors needed:
-"And I sought a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none." Eze 22:30
- "If my people, which are called by my name, shall 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." II Chron 7:14
-"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" II Tim 2:1-3

Of course, there are many more Scriptures for every category such as intercessors Eph 6:18, Matt 18:19-20, Isa 62:6.
 
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Also, when continuing to pray, found don't allow yourself to get distracted. Ex if you think you'll answer the phone and come back to the place where you are, you won't. IDK why If you go with the distraction,, you'll need to begin again in prayer.
 
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Thankfully Jesus is making intercession for us continously.

Know the US is in poor spiritual condition and some other countries follow us. Lord have mercy on all of us.

Looked at prayers and intercessors in Scripture. Wondering about your thoughts on standing in the gap.

Can we not stand in awe of our Lord’s goodness? For we heard:
Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. -Hebrews 7:25

How good is the heart of our Lord ! He is willing to save those who are sinners, transgressors who draw near to God through Him.

Then our Lord is said to always live to make an intercession ; such dedication of love who can fathom !

what do our Lord offer with His love ?
Is it not His precious blood that make appropriation for our sins ?

Let us come to the Lord as His beloved children, love Him all the more.
 
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Short version: it is very important and it works!
I hope you can help me, direct me , anything. I am a conservative Christian, my wife and her family are into intercession, extreme Pentecostal ( spirits in everything and anything) I have never had anything unusual in my Christian walk. I started walking up between 2-5 am and I am talking about WIDE AWAKE, so I would go into deep prayer, something I have never done. It continued over a month, a few days ago we went to visit a distant relative who had a death in the family. We discovered when I was be woken up in the early hours, is when her cousin was in ICU having lung issues and COVID-19. But his wife also died in this time frame. Now I am completely confused was it prayer, intercession, a death omen. I have taught babies for years nothing trumps the word of GOD. If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it ( someone please help)
Of course I am praying about it as well.just searching, I know it’s not occult, as I have dealt with people and those issues in the past.
 
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I hope you can help me, direct me , anything. I am a conservative Christian, my wife and her family are into intercession, extreme Pentecostal ( spirits in everything and anything) I have never had anything unusual in my Christian walk. I started walking up between 2-5 am and I am talking about WIDE AWAKE, so I would go into deep prayer, something I have never done. It continued over a month, a few days ago we went to visit a distant relative who had a death in the family. We discovered when I was be woken up in the early hours, is when her cousin was in ICU having lung issues and COVID-19. But his wife also died in this time frame. Now I am completely confused was it prayer, intercession, a death omen. I have taught babies for years nothing trumps the word of GOD. If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it ( someone please help)
Of course I am praying about it as well.just searching, I know it’s not occult, as I have dealt with people and those issues in the past.

I'd hazard a guess saying that it was God waking you to pray...which you did. Assuming you were praying in the Spirit, which I'm sure you were since you were praying but didn't know why, it was a perfect prayer. Whatever you were praying for was God's will. Just because bad things still happened doesn't mean that your prayers went unanswered.
 
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Thank you, I can’t ask my wife without it turning into spiritualism which is exactly what I don’t want. I have seen so many people proclaim GOD said something or it’s a sign from GOD. And it blew up in the faces almost every time, the last time it happened in a ICU room. They proclaimed a word from the lord, chanting a certain number of times at certain times. I pulled the pastor aside explained clearly what spiritualism is. We agreed to disagree, a few hours later the family member died. And needless to say everyone was mad at the pastor.
 
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I hope you can help me, direct me , anything. I am a conservative Christian, my wife and her family are into intercession, extreme Pentecostal ( spirits in everything and anything) I have never had anything unusual in my Christian walk. I started walking up between 2-5 am and I am talking about WIDE AWAKE, so I would go into deep prayer, something I have never done. It continued over a month, a few days ago we went to visit a distant relative who had a death in the family. We discovered when I was be woken up in the early hours, is when her cousin was in ICU having lung issues and COVID-19. But his wife also died in this time frame. Now I am completely confused was it prayer, intercession, a death omen. I have taught babies for years nothing trumps the word of GOD. If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it ( someone please help)
Of course I am praying about it as well.just searching, I know it’s not occult, as I have dealt with people and those issues in the past.
Feel free to PM me if you like and we can chat further.
 
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I hope you can help me, direct me , anything. I am a conservative Christian, my wife and her family are into intercession, extreme Pentecostal ( spirits in everything and anything) I have never had anything unusual in my Christian walk. I started walking up between 2-5 am and I am talking about WIDE AWAKE, so I would go into deep prayer, something I have never done. It continued over a month, a few days ago we went to visit a distant relative who had a death in the family. We discovered when I was be woken up in the early hours, is when her cousin was in ICU having lung issues and COVID-19. But his wife also died in this time frame. Now I am completely confused was it prayer, intercession, a death omen. I have taught babies for years nothing trumps the word of GOD. If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it ( someone please help)
Of course I am praying about it as well.just searching, I know it’s not occult, as I have dealt with people and those issues in the past.
 
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I hope you can help me, direct me , anything. I am a conservative Christian, my wife and her family are into intercession, extreme Pentecostal ( spirits in everything and anything) I have never had anything unusual in my Christian walk. I started walking up between 2-5 am and I am talking about WIDE AWAKE, so I would go into deep prayer, something I have never done. It continued over a month, a few days ago we went to visit a distant relative who had a death in the family. We discovered when I was be woken up in the early hours, is when her cousin was in ICU having lung issues and COVID-19. But his wife also died in this time frame. Now I am completely confused was it prayer, intercession, a death omen. I have taught babies for years nothing trumps the word of GOD. If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it ( someone please help)
Of course I am praying about it as well.just searching, I know it’s not occult, as I have dealt with people and those issues in the past.
Dear one,
I consider it is a privilege that we can pray someone close to us; when we prayed on their behalf —seeking the Lord’s mercy; so we can impart grace.

For this is what we have heard:

For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed,...-Philippians 1:19-20 NKJV
 
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Thankfully Jesus is making intercession for us continously.

Know the US is in poor spiritual condition and some other countries follow us. Lord have mercy on all of us.

Looked at prayers and intercessors in Scripture. Wondering about your thoughts on standing in the gap.

How for me something like this is not HUGE...anyway. I wonder how much the body of Christ knows about WHY we have to pray. To be told praying about everything and in all things. The enemy never sleeps.. comes before GOD.. as God said once.. He looked for one.. a wall.. for just one to stand in the gap so He would not have to judge yet He found none from among them.

Truth (haha always) I was yet seems I forgot... praise you Father for leading me to this thread.. thank you SIS... I am again.
 
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