Take Your Place As An Intercessor
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might
lay his hand upon us both (Job 9:33).
Our opening verse shows that there was a day
and time that man needed a “daysman,” a
mediator, and there wasn’t any. Job needed one and
there was none.
It reminds also of the words of Eli to his sons,
in berating them for their atrocious acts. He said,
“When you sin against a man, any man can come and
intercede for you. But when you sin against God, who’ll
entreat for you?” (Read 1 Samuel 2:25).
But thank God Jesus came! Isaiah 59:16 says, “And
he saw that there was no man, and wondered that
there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought
salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained
him.” God saw that there was no man, there was no
intercessor, and sent the Lord Jesus, who today has
sent us as the Father had sent Him (John 20:21).
Man isn’t helpless and hopeless today; he isn’t
without an intercessor. We’re the ones called to
intercede and see to it that God’s purpose, His perfect
will is fulfilled in the earth and in the lives of men. He
gave us the power, the ability, and the responsibility.
Paul, writing to Timothy in 1 Timothy 2:1 said,
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made
for all men.” Also, in Ephesians 6:18, he declared,
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints.”
As we pray in intercession, the Holy Spirit takes
hold together with us against the forces of darkness, to
obtain that which belongs to us, and to establish the
righteousness of God in every place. We carry out this
ministry through, and by the Spirit. When we take our
place of intercession, the Lord says we’ll lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and honesty (1 Timothy 2:2);
our societies will be established in righteousness.
Intercession is always on behalf of others; you’re
concentrating the influence of God’s power toward
others for their good; and that requires some persistence
in prayer. Imagine that someone has been sick for a
long time with cancer or some deadly infirmity; he may
not be able to appropriate the blessings of Christ about
healing and health for himself. However, through your
intercession, he can receive a miracle, as you take his
place in prayer and rebuke the adversary.
Prayer
Blessed Father, I pray for all who are suffering, especially God’s
children, who are sick, displaced, hurting or experiencing any form
of pain, that by your Spirit, and through the ministry of angels,
help, succour and comfort will come to them. I pray that the
faith, courage, and strength they need to come out victorious be
ministered to them, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Romans 8:34; Galatians 4:19; Ezekiel 33:7
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Isaiah 27-28
Ephesians 5:3-21
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 1:43-51
1 Kings 4