Daily Rhema: Intercession for the saints

Romans 8:26-29 NIV
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

God the Holy Spirit makes intercession for us the saints with groanings: wordless groans or sighs that come out of our mouths as the Spirit gives utterance like tongues (Rom. 8:26).

However, the volume or measure of power released is much greater than that which is released when we pray in tongues (Ps. 42:7; Jn. 7:38).

Why does the Holy Spirit do this?

1). To help us overcome the weaknesses in our souls (will, mind and emotions) and bodies.

2). To cause all things to work together for our good by manipulating circumstances and moving men, yet without violating their free will, like He did for Esther and Mordecai, using King Ahasuerus and Haman (Est: 4-10).

3). To cause us to be conformed to the image of Christ: to grow into the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ in this lifetime (Eph. 4:13-15; 1Jn. 4:17).

The Lord Jesus as our High Priest makes this intercession by God the Holy Spirit in us, through us and for us (Rom. 8:34; Acts 2:4). For this to happen effectively, we need to make ourselves available for prayer regularly as instructed in Eph. 6:18.

We make this intercession as spiritual sacrifices of the Melchizedec priesthood in the order and regularity typified by the animal sacrifices in the Old Testament (Lev. 16:17).

Observe the order here: yourself, your household and then the Church. So following this order, we make intercession for the saints with this regularity (1 Chron. 23:30).

– Yourself for 1-hour (Mt.26:40-41; Act. 3:1) daily or weekly (start with weekly and gradually make it daily).
– Your wife, children etc. 1-hour (Mt. 26:40-41; Act.3:1) weekly.
– The Church: 1-hour (Mt.26:40-41; Act.3:1) monthly or quarterly.

As we make intercession for the saints in this manner, we will grow individually and collectively into the fullness of Christ and all things will work together for our good!

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