Our Great Intercessor
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word;"-John 17:20
Robert McCheyne once said, "If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me." To know that Christ is constantly before the throne of God, intercessing on our behalf, is one of the greatest consolations that a Christian will ever know. That is why I love this passage in John 17:20. I remember the first time that I read this verse thinking to myself, "Wow! Jesus was praying for me!" Realizing that Christ is pleading my case before our heavenly Father gives me a greater confidence to live my life from day to day.
In Old Testament times (and even now on Yom Kippur), the high priest was allowed to enter the holy of holies only once per year to, in essence, make intercession for the children of Israel. This was the only time God's people had a "representative" to go directly into the presence of the Lord on their behalf. But now, for all New Testament saints, Christ "...ever liveth to make intercession..." (Hebrews 7:25) No longer do we have to wait for that one day out of the year when the high priest would make intercession, but we have One Who is in God's presence unceasingly entreating the Lord to grant us mercy, grace, and forgiveness when we fall.
Praise the Lord for Jesus Christ - our Great Intercessor!
"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."-Romans 8:34
3 comments:
Wow. Jesus, praying for me. God, limitless creator of the universe, listens. The Holy Spirit, dwelling inside of me. Being a Christian is so cool. =D
Camden
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
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I really like your blog. One question - just out of curiosity, why do you use the KJV version of the Bible when you quote verses?
The section on "How to Be Saved" is excellent - it is so well laid out, easy to understand, but still includes everything that is necessary. :)
Wow.. fantastic.. thanks for posting this Dakota!
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