Monday, January 12, 2009

Would YOU Pray for me?

There have been many times when I have been with another Christian and after sharing my heart and hurts have asked them to pray for me. Have you done that. God is very clear in His word that we are to pray, and to pray with and for each other. In the scripture today, God is bringing each of us a prayer partner; I think it's someone we should call.
Scripture
Romans 8:34
34Christ Jesus, who died, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
Observation
The Bible God is seated in Heaven, and that Jesus is sitting at right side of God. But Jesus is not sitting there watching/waiting for me to sin, waiting to judge me; nope he is there to PRAY for me. Wow!
Application
The Bible says that prayers are a sweet scent which are collected into a bowl, and God leans over the bowl to breath in the fragrance of His saints prayers. Imagine that scene.
So today, the Bible has told me that Jesus is interceding for me. Interceding. That is not a 10 second prayer "God bless the food-Amen", but Jesus is before God with me on his mind, with me and my life coming off his lips and interceding to the Father. Imagine the sweetness of Jesus's prayers, and how the Father looks forward to leaning over that bowl, holding His breath for a second and then taking a long full breath in through his nose. Awwwww. Smell that!! The freshness, the sweetness, the aroma.
When the enemy comes my way, when strength is needed, when my heart hurt, when the kids need protection, all I have to do is call on Jesus to also intercede for me. Just like calling your wife/friend/prayer partner and asking them if they "would PRAY for you?" Yes they will. But look who else is praying for me-The Saviour of the World.
Prayer
Father, Thank you for Jesus being at your right hand and interceding for me. I ask that you would work in me to recognize Jesus as the only "real" pray partner I need. Amen.

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