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A Fresh Call to Intercession

 Rev. Jeff Hlavin
 

Luke 11:2-13

Intercession is:

  1. Going to the Lord on behalf of another.
  2. A labor of love.
  3. A sacrifice of time, energy, and effort.
  4. A recognition of the bankruptcy of our own resources.
  5. Absolute faith in the resources of God.
  6. Absolute faith in the compassion of God and His willingness to give
  7. "Shameless" in approach.
  8. Persistent in progression.
    1. Asking.
    2. Seeking.
    3. Knocking.
  9. Certain in results.
  10. An open opportunity/privilege/responsibility for each of us.

In the New Testament, the Greek words for intercession involve two main meanings:

  1. To light upon a person or thing; to fall in with; to chance upon something; to encounter unexpectedly.
  2. To go to or meet a person especially for conversation or consultation.

In the Old Testament, the word intercession is used approximately a dozen times, although the verb is used 50 times in the Hebrew language. The three main meaning involve:

  1. The "reaching" of boundaries: in the book of Numbers, the word is used to describe the apportionment of the land to the different tribes of Israel.
  2. The "falling upon" of an enemy at the command of the king: when Doeg the Edomite is commanded by Saul to kill the priests.
  3. A "chanced upon" place of revelation: when Jacob is fleeing Esau, he "comes upon" a certain place that he subsequently names Bethel (House of God).

An intercessor is:

  1. An establisher and extender of boundaries.
    1. To release people to the widest place of inheritance God has ordained.
      1. Us in Him (Eph 1: 11).
      2. Him in us (Eph 1: 18).
    2. On the basis of what Christ has accomplished.
      1. Our iniquity being "laid on" (lit: "interceded") Him (Is 53:6).
      2. Our full entering into the ministry of reconciliation He has given to us (2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:24).
  2. An executer of the wishes, desires and commands of King Jesus.
    1. In an attitude of "violent" warfare (Matt 11: 12).
    2. With the weapons of the Spirit (Eph 6:1020; Psalm 149).
  3. An "accidental," "chanced upon" pray-er.
    1. With openness to learn to pray with understanding and revelation from the Holy Spirit.
    2. With sensitivity to daily leadings.
    3. With spiritual language.
    4. With "rifle-like" accuracy (Job 36:32).

(Reprinted with permission.)
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