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The Lord was heading down to Sodom and Gomorrah to hold a judicial investigation, but He already had Abraham—His righteous servant—in mind, ready to deal with the situation.
"And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" (Genesis 18:23-25)
Abraham had the Lord’s ear. He pleaded his case based on the number of righteous in those cities. And today, God still looks for the righteous to stand in the gap for the land. For us, that means America, or the nation in which you live.
Though things may look dire in Washington—especially if you watch the news—the truth is, God has laid a foundation for His people. He has placed many pro-life, pro-family, pro-marriage and pro-Israel representatives in charge, and it’s up to us, His righteous people, to take a stand with them and pray for them.
You Are the Righteous
You may not have ever thought of yourself as “righteous,” but righteousness is the ability to stand in the presence of God without guilt or shame. It means having no concept of your past life, no concept of failure or lack. As a believer, that’s you!
Every believer has received the gift of righteousness (Romans 5:17). The Creator of the universe has made us sons and daughters. That’s not an arrogant or prideful statement; it’s simply the truth. You have authority and God is ready to use you. First Peter 3:12 says, “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.”
Now in Genesis 15:6, it says Abram was “counted” righteous because he believed in God. But it’s different for us. Our righteousness is not counted or reckoned. The Bible says we were made righteous. Second Corinthians 5:21 says, “For [God] hath made [Jesus] to be sin for us…that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
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