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Today I want to talk about the power and importance of intercessory prayer: Intercessory prayer in simplest terms would be praying for others.
Let’s review: Moses went up the mountain, received the 10 commandments, and stayed gone 40 days.
When he got back he saw the Israelites worshipping the golden calf.
He threw down the commandments and broke them.
Part anger, part symbolic that in short order, they were already breaking the law.
We pick up with the story in 9.25
In verses 6-9 there is a short parenthetical section that relates to how the Levites were given the responsibility of tending to the commands and the ark that housed them.
This is important to the discussion because the subject is the 10 commandments.
The Industry of intercession
I don’t mean like praying is A business, but praying is getting down to business..
Do not destroy your people 9.26
Remember the Covenant you made with A, I, J, 9.27a
Don’t hold their sin against them 9.27.b
Remember your name is at stake 28-29
Literally.
Prayer of a righteous one has great working power.
Let’s talk about this word righteous.
Positional righteousness from knowing Jesus as Savior and lord.
Practical righteousness from living lock-step with the Lord (close and clean).
The context of this passage leans heavily in that direction.
IF you want God to move when you pray, you need to be saved, and you need to be walking close with the Lord.
Then your prayers have great working power,, powerful in their effect.
The Impact of Intercession
When we pray, we can expect 1 of 3 possible outcomes.
1. Circumstances change.
2. The praying person’s will is changed.
3. The will of God is brought into conformity with the praying person.
God already knew.
Moses labored in selfless, agonizing, habitual prayer on the benefit of others and for God’s glory.
And God heard him and responded.
I have thought this through over and over.. How does this work?
How does the God who already knows everything shift as a result of my prayers.
I have wrestled with this for years and years, and I don’t know that I have a good handle on the mind of God.
I do know that Moses prayed (he was no doubt a “righteous man”) and God moved.
I do know that James says righteous people can pray powerful prayers.
(By the way he goes on to say that Elijah prayed and God answered, and the Elijah was a man like we are)
I’m about to ask you to pray.
To intercede for that which is most on your heart, but before I do.
Are you righteous?
Do you know Jesus?
Are you righteous?
Are you walking close and clean?
Are you praying big prayers?
I want to encourage you today to ask God to do big, not out of selfishness, but for the good of someone else and for His Glory.
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