Meditation on Standing In The Gap

"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." (Ezekiel 22: 30 - NIV)

The people of Israel fell into sin when they worshiped the golden calf. They had forgotten the great things God had done for them. This angered God so much that He was going to destroy the whole nation. Only one thing changed God's mind in the matter - Moses. In Psalm 106: 23 we read, "So he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them." (NIV) Moses was a man willing to stand in the gap, sacrificially, for those who were not deserving of such sacrifice. I believe that this sacrificial love by Moses is called for among His people today.

Who is God calling you and I to stand in the gap for? Is it a mate, someone we work with, a son or daughter, a friend, the people of Haiti? When we stand in the gap on behalf of another, God moves because of our willingness to stand on their behalf. Are you willing to stand in the breach of the wall for someone today? It is possible that you are the only person who will stand on someone's behalf.