OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY.
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The Topic of Open Heavens for 7th August
2023 Is “Intercede I ”
MEMORISE: 1
Timothy 2:1
I
exhort therefore, that first of all, s u p p l i c a t i o n s , prayers,
intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men.
READ: Exodus 32:9-14
And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it
is a stiffnecked people:
10 Now
therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may
consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
11 And
Moses besought the Lord his
God, and said, Lord, why
doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of
the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
12 Wherefore
should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to
slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth?
Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
13 Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own
self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven,
and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they
shall inherit it for ever.
14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
people.
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HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Intercession
is an assignment for every true child of God. Intercessors are people who carry
the burdens of God. They pray the prayers God wants them to, not just their own
prayers. When God needs something done on earth, He looks for intercessors to
partner with. He looks for a man to stand in the gap for others. And I sought
for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap
before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Ezekiel
22:30
Remember
when God was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18 – it was clear
that God was looking for someone to stand in the gap for the people of Sodom.
You will see that God agreed to every plea Abraham made for the people. God
always looks for someone to stand in the gap for others; when He looks your
way, will He find you to be an intercessor? You may ask, “Why can’t God just
reveal to the fellow who is about to get into trouble so he can pray for
himself?” The truth is, sometimes, God needs someone else to pray for other
people so they are not destroyed.
At
such times, He puts it in the heart of an intercessor to stand in the gap in
prayers. This is clearly illustrated in the case of Job and his friends (Job
42:8). Many people are perishing today because there is a shortage of
intercessors willing to carry the burdens of God in the place of prayer. Enough
of praying for yourself alone. Don’t be a selfish Christian. When you pray, let
God put into your heart what or who you should pray for.
If
He lays in your heart to pray for another country that is not yours, don’t say,
“What is my business with those people?” Pray as He has laid in your heart so
that at least one person there can be saved. Sometimes He will ask you to pray
for one fellow; do so, because your prayer may be what would make the
difference between the fellow living or dying. God is seeking intercessors,
will He find you?
Bible in one year: Jeremiah
12-14
Hymn 22 Sweet
Hour Of Prayer
