#94 “Great Intercessors of the Bible”

(Jesus Christ – Anointed Savior)

“It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised

from the dead, who is at the right hand of God,

who also makes intercession for us."

(Romans 8:34)

New International Version (NIV)

In this lesson we will cover the life of the ultimate Intercessor, “Jesus Christ” there is so much to cover it may take a couple lesson to complete but let’s see how far we can get in this lesson. I truly struggled with whether or not to cover the life of Christ the ‘Greatest Intercessor of the Bible’ in this lesson or later; however, my conclusion was this, if not for the intercession of Christ during both His earthly ministry and after His ascension, we would truly not understand intercession at the magnitude we do today. “It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us." (Romans 8:34) Thank God He ever live to make intercession for the saints.

After all, It was through watching His life as an intercessor that has taught us the true meaning of what it means to “Stand in the Gap” in intercession. “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” You see Jesus intercession didn’t just start when he arrived there on earth but since He was pre-existent with the Father He work of intercession began in the garden when Adam and Eve first sinned. Even then the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit were working on a plan of redemption. It had already been decided that someone who could remain spotless would have to come down and pay the ransom for the sins of mankind.

“And he saw 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.” (Isaiah 59:16) “I will give him the honors of a victorious soldier, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels.” (Isaiah 53:12) Once Christ made the commitment to pay the ransom for our sin He knew that He had to stay in constant communication with the Father via daily prayer for instructions and to be strengthened for the day’s tasks. Knowing that Jesus prayed and interceded on a daily basis should be encouraging to us as intercessors knowing that we are following in the footsteps of the Master Intercessor.

So what kind of intercession did Jesus do on a daily basis? Let’s take a look at some instances of Christ’s intercession.
1. He prayed of the generation of the future —“One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.” (Matthew 19:13) It was through this prayer that we came to understand that God’s Kingdom cannot be entered with high mindedness but we must become humble as little children.

2. He prayed for his present disciples and future disciples — “I have revealed you to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, for I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.” (John 17:6) Jesus knew that once He was gone that the enemy would launch his most fierce attack ever upon His disciples; believing that they would be at their weakest since Jesus was no longer there to help them.

3. He prayed for all His future disciples — “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. During my time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.” (Hebrews 7:23)

4. He prayed for those of us living today — “Earlier there were a lot of Levitical Priests; however all of them died and had to be replaced. But Jesus’ priesthood is permanent. He’s there from now to eternity to save every one of us who comes to God through Him, always on the job to speak up for them.” (Hebrews 7:23) Because Jesus has a priesthood which will never pass away, He is ever praying and interceding for the souls of the lost and those who are His. This assurance we have too, “He that keeps Israel neither slumbers or sleeps.” (Psalms 121: 4) He is always watching over us.

5. He prayed for those who had unbelief — “Jesus responded, “Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?” So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.” Whether it was a father whose son was posed with a demonic spirit, or a crowd who was questioning His power to raise the dead, Jesus prayed for those with unbelief that they might believe not on Him but believe that He and the Father were working together. It appears that no matter how many miracles Jesus performed before them or how many He feed from five fish and two loaves of bread, they still doubted He was the Son of God…The Messiah sent from God, to take away their sins.

How much like us they were, for we too still struggle with our belief that He will help us, that He will show up on time to get the rent paid, the lights turned on or the water and gas bill paid. Time after time He comes to our rescue and yet we still find ourselves questioning if He will do it again. Beloved He is the same yesterday, today and forever; if He did it once or twice He’ll do it again and again!!!

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank You for our Great High Priest, Savior, Friend and constant Intercessor Jesus Christ. Thank You for sending Your Son to pay the ransom for our sins, and for redeeming us back to You. Help us to learn for Jesus’ example of intercession and follow His lead in prayer and intercession. Help us to not become weary in well doing, help us not to faint. Renew us again in your power and grace. Father we call back those intercessors who have fallen away and grown weary in prayer. We call them back to their place of intimacy with You and their place of prayer warriors, watchmen on the wall of Your house. Jesus we bless Your Holy Name and give You honor and praise. Give us a stronger passion and desire for prayer and intercession for You people in Jesus name, Amen!!!

Have A Bless Day…Go in God’s Peace!

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