So
Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them. [That
disciple] was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked,
"Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray You?” When Peter saw him, he said
to Jesus, "Lord—what about him?”—John
21:20–21
"Therefore,
King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.”—Acts 26:19
God does everything for a reason. God met Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road
for a purpose (Acts
9:1–9). Saul had planned to persecute Christians, but his encounter with
Christ changed him for
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And
the Lord told Moses, "Go to the
people and purify them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes and be
prepared by the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in
the sight of all the people.—Exodus
19:10–11
I
searched for a man among them who would repair the wall and stand in the gap
before Me on behalf of the land so that I might not destroy it, but I found no
one.—Ezekiel
22:30
God looks for those whose hearts are prepared to be intercessors before Him.
Intercessors have hearts in tune with God's heart. They are so acutely aware of
what is at stake, for their land, that they will stay before God as long as
necessary in order to obtain God's an
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