Tag: Intercession
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He Went Before Them – Genesis 46:31-32
Genesis 46:31-32 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and…
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The Man Who Stayed Behind – Genesis 44:32-34
Genesis 44:32-34 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go…
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A Barren Season That Didn’t Stay That Way – Genesis 25:19-21
Genesis 25:19–21And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord was…
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How Low Mercy Will Go – Genesis 18:26-33
Genesis 18:26-33 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: Peradventure there shall lack five of…
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When Prayers Come Back – Revelation 8:5
Revelation 8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. What a scene this is. In the verses just before this, the prayers of the saints rose before God. They went up…
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The Fragrance Before the Throne – Revelation 8:2-4
Revelation 8:2-4 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar…
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Heaven Hushed – Revelation 8:1
Revelation 8:1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. This is one of the most arresting scenes in all of Revelation. Heaven, usually filled with worship and sound and activity, suddenly goes silent. The question is why. When we read on, we…
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In Heaven for Us — Hebrews 9:24
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. The earthly tabernacle was never the final destination. It was a figure. A copy. A model of something greater. The…
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Saved All the Way Through — Hebrews 7:25
Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. That is not thin comfort. That is deep water. Jesus does not save halfway. He does not get a man started and then leave him to finish…
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A Dungeon Turned Into a Prayer Room — 2 Timothy 1:3
2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day. Paul is sitting in a Roman dungeon when he writes these words. The stone floor is cold. The air is damp. Sleep likely comes only in…
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The Bridge Between — 1 Timothy 2:5
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Job once cried out in his pain that he wished there were someone who could stand between him and God. Someone who could place a hand on both of them. Someone who could speak for him…
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First of All — Pray — 1 Timothy 2:1
1 Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. Paul shifts the focus from guarding doctrine to shaping atmosphere. “First of all…” Before strategy.Before structure.Before correcting the culture. Pray. That order matters. When a church begins to drift, our instinct is often…
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Until It Breaks Through – Colossians 4:12–13
Colossians 4:12, 13 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them…
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Prayers That Reach Eternity – Colossians 1:9–13
Colossians 1:9–13 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good…
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Long Range Power – Ephesians 6:18
Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. After the helmet.After the sword.After the shield. Paul says, Pray. You may not always be able to engage in hand to hand combat. Your children may live across the country. Your neighbor…
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Guard the Watchmen – Ephesians 1:15-16
Those who love the saints. Those who trust Christ deeply. Those who are steady and faithful. They are the ones holding the line. And they are the ones who need covering prayer.
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Never Stop Praying for Your Children
There are some battles you cannot fight with words, lectures, or consequences. They are fought on your knees.