Tuesday May 07th, 2024
« Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the LORD, the fire stopped »
1 The people began to complain to the Lord about their troubles. When the Lord heard them, He became angry and sent fire on the people. It burned among them and destroyed one end of the camp.
2 The people cried out to Moses for help; he prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.
3 So the place was named Taberah, because there the fire of the Lord burned among them.
Intercession can be simply described as the act of saying a prayer or making a statement on behalf of another person or group of persons.
The ministry of intercession is as old as human history itself and it can come in different forms.
For example, in Genesis 4:15 CEV we see God ‘interceding’ for Cain – a murderer
« “No!” the LORD answered. “Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times worse than I am punishing you.” So the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn everyone not to kill him »
In today’s Bible reading, we see God’s representative (Moses), interceding for Israel when the judgment of God came upon them.
The anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel because they misbehaved.
They cried to God’s representative in their midst who then cried to the Lord, and the result was highly rewarding.
There are many lessons from this story, pointing to the benefits of intercession.
- One, it is a blessing to have a man that God listens to on your side.
This tells us the type of Church leader we should choose for ourselves.
- Two, it is one thing to have a leader that God listens to and yet another to be able to approach such a person with your problems.
The children of Israel cried to Moses and he in turn cried to God.
- The third lesson we should learn here is that the children of Israel chose to cry to God through Moses because they knew their sin would prevent God from hearing them.
Isaiah 59:1-2 says that iniquity would make God hide His face and not hear sinners.
- The fourth lesson is that we should live the life that will make us have direct access to our Father in heaven.
The Bible says in Hebrews 10:19 KJV
« Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus »
With Jesus in our lives, we can effectively intercede and gain God’s attention and favor.
Prayer focus – Father, please draw me closer to You so that I can have free access to Your throne of grace, in Jesus’ name
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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