Authentic Intercession
Intercession is about taking the situation of another to someone who has the power to do something about it. It involves being aware of the current state of things as they really are and seeing where they do not align with God’s best for that person. When that happens, it empowers prayer that seeks God’s best.
Knowing the person’s situation well and the One you are taking it to is important to successful intercession.
Would you want to take a case to someone in authority you felt was against the person you represent, or what would you ask for?
To feel assured of securing the outcome you seek, you need to know the One in authority you will be bringing it to.
We do not yet know God as completely as we will eventually know Him, and thus, our intercessions sometimes are clouded by our lack of understanding and revelation of who He truly is and what He is truly like.
Thankfully, we have a couple of reliable intercessors who know God with absolute perfection.
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore, He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Romans 8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
This verse is speaking about Jesus, our forever High Priest and Intercessor! Thank you, Jesus! I am so glad that Jesus intercedes for me before the Father. His prayers are always answered because He knows the desire of the Father for my life, and He can bring requests that align perfectly with that desire. But sometimes, I am so weak that I need additional intercessory help.
Romans 8:26 Likewise, the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
I cannot rely on just what I would pray for myself. I do not even know my own heart as I should, so I need the help of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
When I am sick or battling unworthiness, my intercessor Jesus can take my case to the Father and say that even though the natural body is being affected, there was a time when He took stripes on His back to secure my healing and that I have been forgiven and purchased with His blood. This is what the Scripture means when it says the promises of God are yes and amen in Christ. There are many situations in this life where we need a supernatural intervention. If we wish to intercede on behalf of ourselves or others, we need to have an accurate handle on the situation and bring our case from a place of revelation about the One we intend to ask for help.
This is why knowing God according to how Jesus revealed Him to be is so important. Authentic intercession is rooted in a revelation of Him and His ways and seeks to see things aligned with His will.
