Post by Cindy on Jul 29, 2016 13:30:04 GMT -5
All intercessors needed an intercessor. In the Old Testament, God-appointed intercessors all had their own shortcomings. They, too, needed someone to intercede for them. Nothing captures God’s combined desire and disappointment better than Ezekiel 22:30: “I looked for a man . . . who would . . . stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.” God did not delight in destroying his people. He longed for someone to intercede for them. But he did not find the person who could satisfy that longing until Jesus. In him, God supplies all we need.
This is far more than a well-meaning counselor sending up a quick prayer. This is not a friend who asked for your help last week with his own sins. This is Jesus, the Father’s own Son. This is the Chosen One who functions now in his ordained role before the Father. Do you think his intercession will be fruitless? Do you think that somehow his prayers for you to turn from sin to holiness and fellowship with him will not be answered? That won’t happen. It cannot! You will rise again from the ruin you make of your life and one day you will see Jesus. He intercedes for you so that you are not destroyed. You will be brought into the Promised Land.
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time.” (1 Timothy 2:1–6)
Heart of the matter: Daily reflections for changing hearts and lives
This is far more than a well-meaning counselor sending up a quick prayer. This is not a friend who asked for your help last week with his own sins. This is Jesus, the Father’s own Son. This is the Chosen One who functions now in his ordained role before the Father. Do you think his intercession will be fruitless? Do you think that somehow his prayers for you to turn from sin to holiness and fellowship with him will not be answered? That won’t happen. It cannot! You will rise again from the ruin you make of your life and one day you will see Jesus. He intercedes for you so that you are not destroyed. You will be brought into the Promised Land.
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time.” (1 Timothy 2:1–6)
Heart of the matter: Daily reflections for changing hearts and lives
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