DAY 5, CHAPTER 5 – MAN’S
NEED FOR AN INTERCESSOR.
We are making progress in reading this book “The Art of Prayer”, many thanks to those who have been following the trail; I must commend your time for moving along.
Today, being the fifth
day into the review we shall be considering the fifth chapter of the book, “Man’s
Need for an intercessor”.
From this chapter, we
understood the Greek word “Parakletos” translated “advocate” it
was used in a court of justice to denote a legal assistant, counsel for the
defense. An advocate, then, generally, one who pleads another’s cause.
In Job 9: 32, 33 – Job
needed one who would be able to lay his hand on him and a hand on God. He
needed one to stand between him and God and plead his case.
Isaiah 59:16 – And he
was that there was no man and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore
his arm brought salvation unto him and his righteousness, it sustained him.
God saw that there was
no intercessor, so he supplied the need. He sent JESUS.
Jesus, Our Intercessor –
I Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:34.
Jesus is the mediator
between God and Man. And he is always making intercession for us.
Jesus died on the cross
of Calvary to take away our sins and washed us clean from the stain of sin.
This action alone qualifies his to mediate, advocate and intercedes on our
behalves.
Don’t you consider this
as a privilege, friends Jesus has paid the price on the cross of Calvary; he died for you
and me. Please don’t allow his death to
be in vain upon your life. Give, surrender your life to him, let him be the
Lord of your life. Confess your sin to him, Accept he died for you and Believe in him and
you shall soon enjoy the associated blessings of the cross.
This chapter is loaded and
you can’t avoid to miss reading this chapter…
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