Ah, mom...why can't I go to my friends house? We all pleaded for ourselves when we were little. We wanted something for ourselves, but now that we are grow up do we still "plead" for ourselves or are we willing to plead for the need of someone else?
Abraham goes before God and pleads for the welfare of Lot and the people in the communities of Sodom and Gommorah. His prayer was that even one would be saved from the judgement of God.
Do you know Christ as your Savior? Then are you willing to go before God and "plead" for their salvation?
Gen 18:22-33 22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord. 23 Abraham came near and said, " Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 "Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" 26 So the Lord said, " If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account." 27 And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes. 28 "Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?" And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." 29 He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty." 30 Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." 31 And he said, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the twenty." 32 Then he said, " Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten." 33 As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the Lord departed, and Abraham returned to his place. NASU
Plead for your neighbors on the street where you live. Plead for the community where you live.
Cry out to God for He alone can save His people from their sins.
Matt 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." NASU
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