“INTERCESSORS”
An intercessor is a person who advocates on behalf of other person, a cause, or any other entity that has been accused of wrongdoing. A professional intercessor can be an attorney at law, or any other person trained to defend a just cause against any injustice. When we pray, we become intercessors on behalf of the person or problem we are praying for. We know that prayer is the best way we can communicate with God through his Son Jesus Christ. When we pray, we stand as a mediator or intercessor to advocate for our family, our church, our community and our nation. The intercessor stands in the gap, pleading God for mercy for himself or for others who have sinned against God. In the Bible, we find many examples of people who interceded or advocated for others. For example, Abraham interceded for his nephew Lot and for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah when God was ready to destroy them (Genesis chapter 18). Moses interceded for the Israelites when they sinned against God in the wilderness (Exodus chapter 32). Ezequiel and other prophets also interceded for their nation when God was ready to punish them (Ezequiel chapter 9). We need people willing to speak to God, asking for his mercy upon this generation.
Prophet Ezekiel was a great intercessor for Israel during a time when King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Israel and Joachim was the king of Judah, (622-597 BC). Ezekiel was born in Jerusalem from a prominent family but was deported to Babylon at a very young age. Later God called him to be a priest and prophet. Ezequiel became an intercessor for his nation when Israel was in captivity. God called him to bring a message of alert to Israel, but Israel did not listen to his message and God punished Israel for its disobedience. God never punishes a person or a nation without giving them the opportunities for repentance. God is love, but he also is a God of orders and rules and justice. The role of the intercessor is to ask God for his mercy toward us. The Lord says: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). God is calling us to repent and return to him; he does not want to punish us. When Israel turned away from God, he sent many prophets to let them know the consequences of their sins, but they did not pay attention. The Lord was looking for intercessors to offer Israel forgiveness, but he did not find them. Prophet Isaiah wrote: The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice (Isaiah 59:15-16). Today, God is looking for you and looking and for me to let people know about the eminent judgements he is about the bring to this land, but people are not paying attention. But God also promises us that if we repent and return to him, he will forgive us and bless us. “Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you everlasting pride and the joy of all nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob” (Isaiah 60:15-16). The apostle John also affirms that Jesus was the perfect intercessor when Ezekiel wrote: “I looked for someone among them who would be build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one” (Ezekiel 22:30). Ezekiel was a great intercessor of his time, but God is still calling people willing to be intercessors for our family, our church and our nation. Are we whiling to respond to the Lord and say, “Yes, Lord I want to become an intercessor for others.”
Blessings, Pastor Pablo
An intercessor is a person who advocates on behalf of other person, a cause, or any other entity that has been accused of wrongdoing. A professional intercessor can be an attorney at law, or any other person trained to defend a just cause against any injustice. When we pray, we become intercessors on behalf of the person or problem we are praying for. We know that prayer is the best way we can communicate with God through his Son Jesus Christ. When we pray, we stand as a mediator or intercessor to advocate for our family, our church, our community and our nation. The intercessor stands in the gap, pleading God for mercy for himself or for others who have sinned against God. In the Bible, we find many examples of people who interceded or advocated for others. For example, Abraham interceded for his nephew Lot and for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah when God was ready to destroy them (Genesis chapter 18). Moses interceded for the Israelites when they sinned against God in the wilderness (Exodus chapter 32). Ezequiel and other prophets also interceded for their nation when God was ready to punish them (Ezequiel chapter 9). We need people willing to speak to God, asking for his mercy upon this generation.
Prophet Ezekiel was a great intercessor for Israel during a time when King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Israel and Joachim was the king of Judah, (622-597 BC). Ezekiel was born in Jerusalem from a prominent family but was deported to Babylon at a very young age. Later God called him to be a priest and prophet. Ezequiel became an intercessor for his nation when Israel was in captivity. God called him to bring a message of alert to Israel, but Israel did not listen to his message and God punished Israel for its disobedience. God never punishes a person or a nation without giving them the opportunities for repentance. God is love, but he also is a God of orders and rules and justice. The role of the intercessor is to ask God for his mercy toward us. The Lord says: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). God is calling us to repent and return to him; he does not want to punish us. When Israel turned away from God, he sent many prophets to let them know the consequences of their sins, but they did not pay attention. The Lord was looking for intercessors to offer Israel forgiveness, but he did not find them. Prophet Isaiah wrote: The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice (Isaiah 59:15-16). Today, God is looking for you and looking and for me to let people know about the eminent judgements he is about the bring to this land, but people are not paying attention. But God also promises us that if we repent and return to him, he will forgive us and bless us. “Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you everlasting pride and the joy of all nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob” (Isaiah 60:15-16). The apostle John also affirms that Jesus was the perfect intercessor when Ezekiel wrote: “I looked for someone among them who would be build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one” (Ezekiel 22:30). Ezekiel was a great intercessor of his time, but God is still calling people willing to be intercessors for our family, our church and our nation. Are we whiling to respond to the Lord and say, “Yes, Lord I want to become an intercessor for others.”
Blessings, Pastor Pablo