BE THE HEDGE , STAND IN THE GAP FOR THE LAND

BE THE HEDGE STAND IN THE GAP FOR THE LAND 

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

Ezekiel 22:30 "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."

 Isaiah 58:1-3 'Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?  ".

  There are often indicators before calamity befalls a nation. .Satan is seeking  for means to destroy nations but for the hedge God has placed over them . 

   National sins ( legalization of illegality by a supreme court of the land ) removes God's protective shield over that nation thus giving room for destroying angels to thrive like in the case of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Gen.18:20,Gen19:1-13) When sin becomes part of a nation's culture or tradition, it results in disaster . 

  The greatest crime a nation can commit against God is the open legalization of illegality. The major religions condemn murder and cheating in strong terms and so does God's word ( See seven things God hates in Proverbs 6:16-19) Any nation that legalizes anyone of these by a supreme court ruling is asking for calamity . This is what results in failed states. 

  The Bible says in Isaiah 58 :2 that God is least interested in daily church programs and religious activities as long as 'ordinances of justice' are being violated . 

The word 'ordinances ' in this verse of scripture is the Hebrew word 'mishpâţ' it means properly a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced {judicially} especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (particularly) divine {law} individual or {collectively}) including the {act} the {place} the {suit} the {crime} and the penalty; simply put , a miscarriage of justice . 

  Whenever such happens by the supreme court of the nation , disaster is inevitable . To avoid this we need believers that will be bold enough to openly declare these sins against God and pray for the judiciary. It is not a time to say 'don't judge' (Apostle Peter declared judgment upon Ananias in Acts 5) . Silence will spell certain doom.  Nigeria boasts of the highest church density with new churches rising up without any positive change to the society.

   We should ask God in our daily prayers for baldness to speak against the ills in society in schools, markets, churches ,offices etc. and collectively stand against the legalization of illegality by our justice system to evert God's destruction of our nation . The new testament scripture 

warns us in 1 Corinthians 10:9,11-12 "Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come./Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." 

 Prayer : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died for my sins and raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Ghost and power to stand in the gab for nations .

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