Standing In The Gap (Ezekiel 22) | Pastor Andrew Eldridge | Shady Grove Church, Soddy Daisy

“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? ⸻ 📌 Subscribe for more sermons, teachings, and livestreams. 👍 Like, comment, and share this message with someone who needs this call to prayer.