Psalm 13: end    
Sing praise
           Sometimes people are in such a dark place that they are unable to recall the good times. God seems so far away that they remain convinced that He has deserted them. There are others, who enter such a dark pit of despair that they can do nothing for themselves and are unable to react rationally to words and thoughts of encouragement. That is when we have to pray their prayers for them, to stand in the gap, to trust in the Lord’s unfailing love and sing praise on their behalf. We cannot allow the enemy to say, “I have overcome him,” or “I have overcome her.” We cannot allow the forces of evil and those infestations of darkness to gloat and celebrate their foul deeds. This is our warfare, in such situations we must cry, “I trust in your unfailing love. My friend cannot trust right now but I can. My heart rejoices in Your salvation and in all that you are going to do for my brother / sister.” Sing praise, dear friends. Sing praise for the Lord has been good. Hallelujah. 

Lord God, we stand in the gap for those who cannot stand by themselves. We praise You on their behalf and we bring them to You Lord Jesus, just as many were brought to You by concerned friends and family while You were on earth. We ask for strength to fight against the foe, may the enemy never say of us or those we love, “I have overcome him.” We praise you for your majestic power and Your wonderful deeds. We praise You for there is no one like You and You are above all gods. We praise You for revealing Yourself to us and no one and nothing can stand against us for we are MORE than conquerors through Him who loves us.  

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