‘You cannot truly intercede through prayer if you
do not believe in the reality of redemption. Instead, you will simply be
turning intercession into useless sympathy for others, which will serve only to
increase the contentment they have for remaining out of touch with God. …What
we must avoid in intercession is praying for someone to be simply “patched up.”
We must pray that person completely through into contact with the very life of
God. Think of the number of people God has brought across our path, only to see
us drop them! When we pray on the basis of redemption, God creates something He
can create in no other way than through intercessory prayer.’ CHAMBERS
Have you ever talked with someone, read an email
or a Facebook post .. where they conveyed some hardship that they faced and you
responded that you would pray for them? And then you didn’t pray for them? In fact, 5 minutes later you could not even
tell me what it was they needed prayer about.
What you were doing was conveying sympathy with a Christian twist. Often times the words “I’ll pray for you”
simply means I am sorry you are having that trouble.
Here is the solution. First, you must believe that prayer
matters. Second, your heart must be
right before God. Third, you should pray right then. Just say .. “let’s pray right now” and
pray. Face to face, face to email, or face
to book … it doesn’t matter … communicate a prayer to God and to that
person. You will point them to God. Encourage them to draw close to Him. It is an opportunity for ministry and
witnessing to God’s sufficiency. Don’t
miss it!
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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