Tag: intercession
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A Communication Like No Other
Hebrews 8:5-6 “. . . there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, ‘See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.’” Hebrews 9:2-4 “For a…
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He Knows Before We Ask
1 Samuel 9:18-20 “Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, ‘Tell me where is the house of the seer?’ Samuel answered Saul, ‘I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you…
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Pray for Me
1 Thessalonians 5:25 “Brothers, pray for us.” Do you make it a habit to ask people to pray for you? The apostle Paul did. Frequently in his letters, such as in 1 Thessalonians 5 above, he asked the believers to pray for him. With these requests, Paul left an example that we should follow. If…
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Unceasing Prayer
Colossians 1:9 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you . . . “ The Bible instructs Christians everywhere to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). So, what does this actually mean? Does it mean we walk around with our eyes closed, stopping every few steps to get…
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Great intercessor
Exodus 28:9-12 “You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with…