God is looking for individuals who are willing to stand in the gap to fulfill His purposes and enforce His covenant on the earth. When we, as believers respond to God’s call in this final hour, we will experience the Glory of God more than ever before in the history of the church. Why? Because God is drawing a distinction between His bride and others. Can He count you on this very final hour? Remember the Bible say’s “…We are God’s ambassadors…” (2 Corinthians 5:20).
2 Chronicles 16:9; “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore, from henceforth thou shalt have wars…”
1 Samuel 2:35 (NKJV) says, “Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 says, “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven…”
Ezekiel 22:30 (NKJV) says, “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.”
What does it mean to stand in the gap?
Standing in the gap has historically been taught as being synonymous with intercession. However, I believe that standing in the gap also means that believers are standing in the gap for righteousness in the marketplace. It means becoming the solution to unrighteousness. Believers have to become and continue to be the salt and the light that is going to allow the earthly culture to be shaped and transformed so that Jesus does not have to judge His people or nations.
Since evil still exists on the earth through Satan, God has given the “lease” on earth back to us through the blood covenant of Jesus. However, it must be exercised to see the manifestation of the covenant promises.
God is waiting on His people to exercise the authority He has given them to bring these things into being. One of Jesus’ last instructions to the disciples was regarding His authority and His passing of that authority to those of us on the earth.
This is stated in Matt 28:18-20; “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age”. Jesus was officially passing His authority to us.
We are to enforce and teach what Jesus has instructed us to do and what He has said. Our role is to enforce His will through prayer by claiming His promises and defeating the works of the enemy. Jesus came to defeat the works of the enemy.
1 John 3:8 says, “He that committeth sin is of the devil, for the devil sinneth from the beginning… For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
The three main ways of which we can accomplish our mission as believers here on the earth?
- Through study and knowing God’s Word (Our Kingdom Instruction Manual)
When you read the Word, read it out loud as often as you can. Mark 11:23-24; Jesus tells us to speak to the mountain! “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believe those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” The next verse says, “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them”.
Faith in God’s Word is what activates the power of God on the earth and hence the authority of God. Do you need to see God move on your behalf? Find out what He said in his Word: His covenant. Begin to pray and agree with God that whatever has been done in Heaven will be done on earth (Matthew 6:10).
Speak the words you need God to do on your behalf. Declare God’s covenant over your situation. As you do this you will begin to see your prayers manifested in the physical realm. Amen!
- Though Prayer
We too are called to defeat the works of the enemy on earth. We do not have to ask what God’s will is in many situations because He has already stated His will in His written Word.
We are here to enforce His will through intercessory prayer and speaking only what God says. Unless we do this, we will not see the manifestation of His will and His purposes accomplished on the earth.
He limited His authority on earth based on our involvement to pray His covenantal promises into existence. Many things on earth do happen because either God’s representatives fail to stop them (the bad) or pray them (the good) into existence. God will NOT act without His representatives using their authority through prayer and spiritual warfare to activate His desired will.
- Through Declarations
The Bible says in Proverbs 18: 21, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” We can exercise authority with our words – by declaring what God says. God spoke the world into existence.
Psalms 33:9-11 declares, “…For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.” When God told Moses to speak to the rock, He was telling Moses to move in the same dimension as God – through the spoken Word. Pray and declare God’s Word aloud. This allows your words to be heard by principalities and spirits and it allows you to hear the words and for them to be imprinted on your heart.
When you speak forth the Word in faith, circumstances will change to respond to the spoken Word.
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