STANDING IN THE GAP FOR THE CHURCH

Forty days of focussed prayer and fasting 20 June – 29 July

FAITH FOR A CHURCH, FAITH FOR A CITY

2 Chronicles 7:14 If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Eph:20-23 All this energy issues from Christ; God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.
'Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will be Done'

Monday 2 July 2007

Devotion - Day 13

STANDING IN THE GAP

Psalm 106:23 (various translations)

And He said that He would destroy them, if Moses His chosen had not stood before Him in the breach, to turn away His wrath, so that He should not destroy them.

You were angry and started to destroy them, but Moses, your chosen leader, begged you not to do it.

Fed up, God decided to get rid of them-- and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly.

The primary role of an Intercessor is to ‘stand in the gap’ in a priestly role.
* Between God and the object of our intercession to bless. On behalf of God and in the name of Jesus we speak grant blessing and speak life.
* Between the enemy and the object of our intercession to guard and protect. In the name of Jesus we drive back the enemy and appropriate the victory established in Christ Jesus.

An Intercessor also identifies with the object of his prayers in that he does not point fingers, judge, or criticize but pleads for mercy and grace on behalf.

PRAYING FOR:
* The spheres of influence of Society
* The transformation of the City
* People come to know Christ. To discover their Identity and Destiny in Him
* Doxa Deo as a church to reflect the Glory of God

Posted by Doxa Deo Blog-Admin at 06:11

1 comment:

Ulrike Schreiner said...

By standing in the gap for others, we reflect the character of Jesus, who stood in the gap for us.

2 July 2007 at 06:48

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