A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY
27th February🌷🌷
”I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting” (I Timothy 2:8)
The Lord Jesus Christ is our heavenly High Priest. We as His co-workers have to intercede for people who are in need. The features of the glorified Lord as give in Revelation 1, teach us how to have effective intercessory ministry.
In Rev. 1:14 we read, “ His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire”. White hair speaks of His perfect, heavenly and divine wisdom. He knows everything, He knows our thoughts, our failures, our temptations, our names and everything. Nothing is hid from Him. His wisdom is perfect. He knows things from the beginning (Isa. 46:10). So we can claim His heavenly wisdom. By having that wisdom from above we can know people’s needs and sins, problems and shortcomings and then pray accordingly. We have to say by faith, “ Lord, You are my heavenly wisdom. Tell me the need of So and So”. Then we can pray intelligently. Through your intercessory prayers many will be strengthened and encouraged.
Further, in Rev.1:14 we read about the eyes of the Lord Jesus Christ that they were as a flame of fire. In II Chron.16:9 we read. “…the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him”. The Lord can see every one of us. The believers were scattered at that time because of persecution. They were hiding in mountains and caves. Knowing their need the Lord was working on their behalf. Even though we may be transferred to lonely place, His eyes can see us. He sees our condition and our need, our temptations and failures. To help us He moves up and down and accordingly He helps us. There is no need to be anxious. His eyes are like a flame of fire, full of brightness. He is moving to and fro to keep us clean. The fire is for purification, for heat and for light. The Lord was saying, “I know where My people are. Even though they are hiding in the caves, I can see them. I am running to and fro to help them”. He moved on behalf of David and his 400 men and supplied all their needs. Similarly, He helped Elijah when he was under the juniper tree. When we trust God fully He will supply all our needs, because His eyes run to and fro for our sake.
Thirdly, “ And his feet like unto fine brass” (Rev. 1:15). In the Bible brass is the symbol of God’s judgement. Satan is responsible for our sinful life. The Lord Jesus Christ defeated Satan on the Cross. It is only by His death, burial and resurrection, that He defeated Satan and not by miracles or sermons. Satan bruised His heel and the same heel crushed the head of Satan. Now through His feet which are like brass, the Lord is saying, “If you want to defeat Satan, you will not succeed by miracles or signs or visions. It is only by My death, you can defeat him”. We can defeat Satan by believing that the Lord died for our sins and rose again. We claim the same victory for those who are in sin. We can say, “Lord Jesus Christ, you died for my mother, for my brothers and sisters and friends. Please have mercy upon So and So. Save their souls and forgive their sins”. That is how we can intercede and claim victory of the cross for those who are in need.
