What does the Bible say about Intercession?
Intercession is when someone prays to God on behalf of another person (Ephesians 3:14). Jesus Christ always interceded for people (1 John 2:1).
what is intercession
To intercede is to put yourself in someone else's shoes and plead their cause, as if it were your own. It is to be between God and men, on their behalf, taking their place and feeling their need in such a way that they fight in prayer until the victory in the life of the one for whom they intercede.
What does it take to be an intercessor?
There are many definitions we could give about intercession. The simplest is in the Bible: "Pray for one another" (James 5:16). It is full of examples: Abraham pleaded for Lot and Lot was delivered from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Moses interceded for apostate Israel and was heard; Samuel prayed constantly for the Nation; Daniel prayed for the release of his people from captivity; David pleaded for the people; Christ pleaded for His disciples and made special intercession for Peter; Paul is an example of constant intercession. The entire Church is called to the fascinating ministry of intercession.
An intercessor is one who goes to God not for his own sake, but for the sake of others. He places himself in the position of a priest, between God and man, to plead his cause.
Who is our Intercessor before God?
By sin, man is separated from God the Father. It was Jesus who died on the Cross for man's sins. He is our Intercessor before God. God the Father accepted this sacrifice and resurrected Jesus on the third day. Every person who believes in Jesus Christ that He died on the Cross for their sins receives eternal life and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is also our Intercessor because He helps us in prayer.
John 14:6
I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.
Romans 8:26-27
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
What is the difference between prayer and intercession?
Intercession is giving birth in the realm of the spirit to the promises and purposes of God. It is a prayer for God's will to be done in the lives of others; it's finding what is in God's heart and praying for it to manifest. It is another thing to say a prayer just for yourself and your personal problems.
What is the difference between prayer and supplication?
Etymologically, we can consider the word from Hebrew, Greek and Portuguese. It is interesting to study the meaning of words in the original languages, because in doing so we have a better understanding of what they mean.
Paga (Hebrew) – Comes from the root of a word that means “to collide by violence” . Pays, according to Strong's Concordance, means: “to collide, to encounter, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by harassment. Coming (between), supplicating, falling (over), interceding, interceding, pleading, prostrating, meeting with (together), supplicating, praying, reaching, running”. It is this word used in Isaiah 55:12; Jeremiah 7:16; 27:18; 36:25.
Supplication is not a quiet, simple, calm prayer, it is a spiritual struggle for someone or some goal.
What is the purpose of intercession?
Interceding is seeing the need for God's intervention in the most diverse situations. It is to catch the mind of Christ, to see circumstances as Christ sees them, and to join with Him in supplication that God will move in such a way that His Divine will and purpose will be fulfilled in the lives of men and nations.
What are the benefits of prayer?
Scientists at Duke University have confirmed that prayer can influence the body's ability to cope with illness. When a person prays or sings religious songs, the frontal lobe, the part of the brain that activates the immune system, is strengthened. According to the same study, the person who has faith lives 25% longer than the unbelievers. In addition, you have better physical and mental health, normal blood pressure and a much stronger body defense system.
Religious involvement reduces psychological stress. This decreases inflammation and the rate of telomere shortening in cells. This explains why the most religious people live an average of 7 to 14 years longer, according to surveys.
There were five years of research and 16 medical studies on the subject. For researcher Dale Matthews, from Georgetown University, in Washington, the spiritual belief, which could perfectly be translated as trust in God, seems to help people to overcome illnesses or depression more quickly, live better with chronic illnesses and be less prone to suicide.
Men who regularly attend religious services are 40% less likely to have a heart attack. For Dr. Carl Thoresen, from Stanford University, religious people tend to take more care of their health and are less involved with risk factors, such as drug use, violence and alcohol.
HOPE PILLS
The Bible is full of promises that underpin the healthy trust we should cherish in God: "Remember that I will be with you always, even to the end of times" (Matthew 28:19). "But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you." (Isaiah 43:1, 2).