Intercessory Prayer Can Keep the Wrath of God from Coming Upon a Nation or Individual (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #85)

Summary: Our prayer motivator verse for today is Daniel 9:3 which reads: "And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away." <br><br> Our thought for today is that we should pray for the salvation of lost souls. <br><br> Our prayer motivator quote for today is from Samuel Logan. He said, "All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-work in the closet <br><br> Our prayer motivator devotional for today is titled INTERCESSORY PRAYER CAN KEEP THE WRATH OF GOD FROM COMING UPON A NATION OR AN INDIVIDUAL from Dr. J. Gordon Henry. <br><br> Ezekiel 22:30-31 reads, "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. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God." <br><br> There are many facets of intercession which we have now covered in previous broadcasts. In this devotional, the theme is praying for the lost. Although the whole idea of intercession is a mystery that can never be answered completely, it is God's will that He operates in answer to prayer. Prayer enables God to do things He would otherwise not do. Prayer is not a means to get man's will done in Heaven; rather, prayer is God's ordained means for getting God's will done on earth. <br><br> A vivid example of the importance of intercession is found in the text that we read earlier in Ezekiel 22:30-31 when judgment fell on a nation after God's failure to find a person to stand in the gap for the land. God needed a man to stand in the gap for the land that He would not destroy it. The practice of intercession can keep the wrath of God from coming upon an individual or a nation. Do you understand this truth? Do you believe this truth? Another example is the time the intercession of Moses written in Exodus 32:11-14 prevailed when God was going to destroy the people. <br><br> + Plus, listen to Babbie Mason singing "Pray On"