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Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all
kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying for
all the saints.
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August 29
Gift of Intercession
We don't always understand
the way God works. Perhaps least of all
when it comes to having our prayers answered.
I've written a Bible study on prayer which you
can find
here which attempts to clear up some of
this.
People with the gift of
intercession have a desire, perhaps even a
burden to pray for others. To some people
they are known as prayer warriors. This
sound over the top but Ephesians 6:12 reminds us
that "Our struggle is not against flesh and
blood but... against the spiritual forces of
evil in the heavenly realms."
How else do we combat this
type of evil but through God's power which is
obtained through prayer? Not that we
should ignore the physical needs of others -
those in poverty, those who are ill, those who
are in the military - but Christianity is
plagued by weak prayers.
Intercessors don't just pray
about physical needs; they pray about the
spiritual ones as well. They aren't
limited in their topics and they don't pray by
the clock. They're done praying when
they've expressed all to God that they have, not
when five minutes are up. And if five
minutes pass and something else crosses their
mind, they might offer up another prayer,
regardless whether it takes fifteen seconds or
five minutes. |
