Standing in the Gap

By Bro Femi Agboola

Before the time of Noah, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, even to our Lord Jesus Christ, over centuries and to this present time, God has sought men who would repair breaches, build bridges, heal the land, lead in righteousness, speak truth to power, raise the next generation of leaders. 

Yet at times when God seeks, sadly He finds none. MEN OF VALOR, God needs us and the world yearns for us as illustrated in this poem -  GOD, give us men! 

A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! 

Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty, and in private thinking;  When God seeks and none is found, the proud and wicked prevail, selfishness and strife dominate, freedom weeps, wrong rules the land and justice sleeps. 

But as Gideon Men of Valor, we have been found of God. Our commitment as we celebrate another Fathers’ Day, as heads of our homes, leaders in community, is to remain found of the Lord, at all times, in all places, ready and willing to stand in the gap and be vessels in His service. 

And so shall it be in Jesus mighty name. 

You will have good success this 2021. 

Remain blessed.  

Shalom.