From "Prayer that Hits the Target"

Chapter 9: Intercession Prayer


Going Between...and Falling In

Interceding means “going between” or mediating between two parties. The greatest example is Jesus Christ, our High Priest. He faced every struggle common to man in order to represent us with true compassion. He is our go-between and makes intercession for us every day. (See Hebews 2:17-3:1; 7:25). The Holy Spirit also intercedes when we do not know how. He carries our needs to God with groanings we cannot speak. (See Romans 8:26). On both counts, we have an amazing picture of God’s love. He bears our burdens continually.

Another meaning of intercede is “to fall in with.” I like to think of this phrase with dual application. We fall in with, or identify with, the wounded and the lost; and we fall in with the purposes of God. Like the National Coast Guard, we descend into a disaster zone to rescue people. This is the opposite of the arm’s length attitude of many. Intercessors walk with the wounded and weary. They are like Moses who, instead of giving himself to the pleasures of Egypt, identified with and lived to rescue his afflicted brothers. (See Hebrews 11:24-25). And they are like Esther who risked her life to rescue the Jews from genocide when she could have ignored the matter and lived in sheltered luxury. (See Esther 4:16).

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