Intercession By Our Lord

Daily Devotions with Pastor Chuck

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Note this Scripture text from Luke,

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail” (Luke 22:31 – NASB)

Jesus, headed toward His arrest and subsequent crucifixion, tells Simon Peter that he is not going to be able to stand firm in the midst of it all (Luke 22:34). But prior to telling him this Jesus says something very important to His disciple. He tells him that He has interceded for him in prayer because “Satan had demanded permission to sift (him) like wheat.” The point I would have us take away from this is that Jesus our Lord and Savior, intercedes for those who are His.

“who is the one that condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us” (Romans 8:34 – NASB)
“For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.” (Hebrews 9:24 – NASB)

Dr. Henry Morris writes, “One of the most glorious truths of the Christian life is that the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and rose for our justification, now lives to intercede for us before God.” Intercession by our Lord . . . “for us” . . . what a wonderful and comforting Scriptural truth.

Probably no where in Scripture is this intercession more clearly defined than when we read John, chapter 17. Here is the greatest Bible example of intercessory prayer by our Lord. In this entire chapter Jesus is praying for those who were with Him and who believed on Him and also for those who would believe on Him later. To the Father He prayed,

“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word” (John 17:20 – KJV)

That’s us brethren! This intercessory prayer of John 17 includes us! We who believe on Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are the “them.” And as our other texts from Romans and Hebrews confirm to us, Jesus our Lord and Savior continues to “intercede for us . . . in the presence of God.”

One thing we can be sure of . . . . that when the Son intercedes on our behalf the Father will grant His requests.

Oh thank you Lord that you are at “the right hand of God” and that You love us and, in the midst of our frailty, when we fail You and we sin, You intercede for us with the Father . . . You truly are our great Intercessor!

Have a good day brethren . . . and as you walk rejoice that in heaven, in the very presence of God, you have One who prays for you, One who intercedes for you.