Standing In The Gap (Ezekiel 22) | Pastor Andrew Eldridge | Shady Grove Church, Soddy Daisy
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Show Notes
“So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.”
— Ezekiel 22:30 (NKJV)
In this powerful message, “Standing in the Gap,” Pastor Andrew dives into God’s heartbreaking search for an intercessor — someone willing to step into the breach and contend for a people, a generation, and a nation.
From the Hebrew word perets (breach, break, gap), we learn that a “gap” in Scripture represents vulnerability and spiritual exposure. Where there is a breach, the enemy finds access. But God’s heart is always restoration — to repair the breach, rebuild the ruins, and restore what has fallen (Isaiah 58:12; Amos 9:11).
In this message we explore:
🔹 What Is a Gap?
• How spiritual breaches form through sin, compromise, prayerlessness, and disobedience
• Why the enemy looks for “open cracks” in our lives, homes, and churches
• The call to stand, not run, in the evil day (Ephesians 6:10–13)
🔹 What Is Intercession Really?
• Intercession as more than “bless me” prayers
• Standing between judgment and mercy, between God and man
• Travailing prayer, Spirit-birthed intercession, and why it is costly but powerful
🔹 The Cost of Standing in the Gap
• Intercession requires leadership, time, and energy
• Sacrifice of comfort and even sleep (Matthew 26:40; Mark 1:35; Psalm 63:1)
• Purity of motive and persistent faith when answers delay (Matthew 6:6; Hebrews 11:6)
🔹 The Power Released When We Stand
• How Spirit-led intercession partners with the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26)
• Prayer that shakes places and emboldens believers (Acts 4:31)
• “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16)
At the close, you’ll be challenged with a direct call:
• Will you stand in the gap for your family?
• Will you stand in the gap for your church?
• Will you stand in the gap for this nation?
🙏 God is still searching for intercessors in this late hour. Will He find you standing in the gap?
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