“And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor.” God’s people had deteriorated to the level of the nations around them. They had corrupted their manners by lying, worshipping idols, indulging in sexual sins, sacrificing their children, and mocking that little weak remnant who were trying to live Godly. Seems contemporary, doesn’t it?
In the midst of all this, God searched for one person to intercede for His people, but found none. No man would do anything for the support of the bleeding cause of God’s elect. No doubt there were those who complained of the evil of the times, but they did not have the faith or courage to do anything about it.
God was looking for someone to stand in the gap as a prayer warrior in opposition to the wickedness of the day, but His search was futile (Ezek.22:30). “He wondered that there was no intercessor.” He could not find an Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Samuel, Esther, Daniel, Paul, or Epaphras.
John tells us, “As he is, so are we in the world.” Jesus' main ministry since returning to Heaven has been that of an intercessor!
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