Deeper Life #362

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.

—Hebrews 7:25

GOD WANTS PRAYING PEOPLE WHO will vicariously take on the difficulties of the various churches and denominations and communities in which they live. He wants us to present these difficulties before God, being identified with them.

The New Testament teaches that we are raised up “together” to sit “in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”—not raised in isolation, but together. God grant that we may learn the tremendous meaning of intercessory prayer!

Intercession includes vicarious repentance—feeling all the distress and all the pain of the sins of the people to whom we belong, as if they were really our own. Are you willing to make this your ministry?

Prayer Thought: Like You, Lord, I want to be an intercessor for others. I will pray for the needs of my friends, relatives, and fellow Christians.

SUGGESTED READING: Hebrews 7:14–28