Ezekiel 22:30 says, “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” Though this was written about Israel, we can apply it to ourselves.

When we choose to hide, a small gap is formed. The more we do things in our own strength, ignoring God’s way to victory, the more the gap widens. Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.”

Hidden sin blocks our communion with the Lord. He never leaves, we are the ones who depart. Hebrews 3:12 says, “Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God.”

Here is the power of accountability, and an intercessor who stands in the gap for you. Verse 13 says, “But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”