Wednesday January 14th, 2026
« And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none »
1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,
2 that the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
3 And the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.
4 Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,
5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
6 But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
7 then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
8 And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them.’ ”
- The greatest benefit of intercession is that God draws you closer to Himself.
He tells you His next move because He needs you to intercede concerning it.
When you are an intercessor, you get so close to God that you feel His heartbeat.
You share in His very burden for the souls of men.
God sees intercessors just like He sees Jesus because He is the number one intercessor. 1 John 2:1GWT says
« My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father »
He is always with the Father, advocating for us.
- Intercessors carry a strong burden for the souls of men, just like Jesus did when He laid down His life for mankind.
Moses – a true intercessor, illustrated how much he carried this burden in, Exodus 32:31-32NLT
« So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a terrible sin these people have committed. They have made gods of gold for themselves. But now, if you will only forgive their sin—but if not, erase my name from the record you have written!” »
He asked God to forgive the people of Israel or remove his name from the book of life.
That is how much the burden of the souls of men is on intercessors.
That is why intercessors are in the same department as Jesus Christ.
- Jesus is their Head of Department and whatever prayer comes from that department is seen by God as coming from Jesus Christ Himself.
Solomon cared about the people of God more than he did about himself.
That is why, when he only asked for wisdom to lead the people right, God decided to bless him far beyond his expectations.
Intercessors hardly have personal prayer points because before their needs arise, God has already resolved them.
Real intercessors don’t intercede just for their own benefit.
Intercession is borne out of love and passion for the souls of men.
Like Daniel in Daniel 9:1-19, _when an intercessor sees the promise of God not being fulfilled in the life of a person or nation, he or she would begin to pray concerning that situation.
He or she would keep reminding God of that promise until it is fulfilled, just to ensure that God’s will is established and that the souls of men are preserved from danger.
Application – True intercessors carry a burden for the souls of men and in turn, God carries their burdens Himself.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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