“ “29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. 30 I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. 31 So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.””
Around the nations of the world today, we see wars, poverty, suffering, persecution, corruption of the highest level, and a high degree of wickedness and hatred , etc. Some of these problems are due to wicked leaders who take pride in their wickedness. Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.” In the Bible days, these realities were uncommon, as noted in Ezekiel 22, where Israel was in the season of moral decomposition before the eyes of God; therefore, God needed someone righteous to stand in the place of prayer, an intercessor. This is not just any person. If God intends to build a righteous wall, then this person must be someone whose walk is righteous. James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” God’s intentions are always clear and good towards mankind. He is always looking forward to restoring our spiritual integrity and commitment to him so we can fellowship with him.
The prophetic word in Isaiah 60:3 “And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” must come to pass, and God is looking for us to stand in the gap and declare his word on the earth. Psalm 46:10 ““Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” God is not a man for him to lie, hewants to be exalted, made known in the nations of the earth.
Prayer Points
God is just and true to his word. When we pray, he hears and answers us. It is the responsibility of the church to intercede for the leaders. Pray that the church will come back to the place of humility, repentance, and seeking his kingdom so that God will turn his attention to his church and hear their cry.
2 Chronicles 7:14 “and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
Let us all come before the Lord and confess the sins of our nations, leaders, communities, families etc:
Daniel 9: 7-8 “ 7 To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. 8 O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.”
Pray that God will forgive us for not praying for our leaders. Most often we complain moreand pray less. Pray that God will touch the hearts of our leaders- presidents of nations, cabinet members, senators, etc.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 “1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— 2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.”
Ask God for forgiveness upon his church for not praying for the things that matters to God:
1 Samule 12:23 “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.”
Pray for the grace of God in the church to walk in the attributes- acting justly and seekingtruth so that God may find and use his church for his good purpose:
Jeremaih 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.”
There was a Moses in the days of the Israelites. Can God trust and use you today? Pray that God will find in his church, men and women worthy to bear his burden for the perishing world:
Psalm 106:23 “So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
Pray that God’s ways, his word, will be made reveal to the nations:
Psalm 67: 2-4 “2 That your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.”
Pray that the prophetic word comes to pass in the nations of the earth:
Zechariah 2:11 “And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.”
Ask God to give you a nation so you can continue to pray for even after this season of prayers/fasting:
Psalm 2:8 “Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.”
Righteous leaders have minds that aligns with God’s ways, standards, living out justice, integrity, and compassion, love and mercy. Pray for leaders to turn to the Lord. Pray that righteousness leaders will run for positions, because they are better positioned to bring a blessing rather than a curse to the land.
Proverbs 11:10-11 “10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. 11 By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.”
When God leads a nation and chooses the people as his inheritance, they enjoy the blessing of the Lord and the reverse is also true. Pray that God will have mercy and cause that the leaders will repent and follow his ways:
Psalm 33:4 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!” Isaiah 60:12 “For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.”