Spokesman for the Lord

Ezekiel 22, 23, 24; Revelations 9

Scripture:
Ezekiel 22:30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.

Observation:
This passage spoke to me today on the need for men of God in the nations. Men of God who walk in the ways of the Lord, men who are righteous, solid marriages, balanced in all aspects of life. Men who know the word of the Lord, the counsel of God and most of all men who know the voice of the Father. The world is in a desperate place, the need for the provision of God intense. The world is turning more and more away from God, giving themselves over to sin, lust, greed and sexual perversions. It's amazing how this week the media reported so much on rape cases, child abductions, and perversions. Yet all this will continue and even intensify until men come to the place of acknowledging God and living according to His ways. We live in a time where God desires to place men in positions of authority, in positions of being a voice to the nations and it's leader. Here I am, Lord send me.

Application:
In Jeremiah 15:19, "If you return to Me, I will restore you - before Me you will stand; if you choose to remove the precious from the worthless, you will be My spokesman to the nations." I read that earlier this morning in Pastor Wayne's book 'Leading on Empty.' God has been speaking to me all day on the need to cleanse my lifestyle, readjust priorities, find balance and seek Him. I believe God is preparing me for great things. i believe God is seeking me out to be a man that can stand in the gap for Him. This is a huge Responsibility and cannot be taken lightly. God is searching my heart, motives and devotion. I hunger for new doors to open. I hunger to be a voice to the nations, because I sense the pain and hurt the Father feels. I feel like Jeremiah, inadequate and ill-equipped, but I know that God does not need my talents nor my gifts, He simply wants my heart and devotion. I stand today at the brink of a new season. I am excited, yet humbled. I do not know what is next, but i know my eyes and heart are set like flint to the Lord. I wait on Him. My yes is my yes!

Prayer:
Father thank You for this word and for the promise You gave me in Jeremiah 15:19. I want to be Your spokesman. I want to stand in the gap. I want the world to know Your love and grace. I pray for discernment to know Your will and Your ways. Forgive me for my flesh and sins. Wash me clean in the blood of the Lamb. Lord I pray for doors to open that no man can open. I pray for humility and compassion. I do not know how, but I know I am willing. Thank You for the lesson today on concerns vs. responsibility. Thank You for the freedom and release. I pray for all those I'm concerned about and release them to You. Help me to carry only what You call me to carry. Bless my wife today. Help me to be a better husband and head of my home. Thank You for this vacation and for refocusing my life. I love You Lord. Amen.