WHAT INTERCEDING
MEANS
Kingdom
Kids devotions authorize Jesus’ LORDship
over our lives.
Hebrews
7:25: “Therefore [Jesus lives forever as
our permanent high priest], He is able to save completely those who come to God
through Him, because He lives to intercede for them.”
Interceding [in-ter-SEE-ding] is a fancy word that means
dressing up our prayers before presenting them to our heavenly Father. That’s Jesus’ job. How does Jesus intercede for us?
1.) Accepting
Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross for forgiveness of sins admits Believers-in-Christ
directly to heaven’s throne room. 2.) We
arrive dressed in Jesus’ righteousness because we believe that He is God’s Son. Righteousness wafts a pleasant scent into the
air. 3.) Our Father welcomes us.
4.) Jesus only asks for what agrees with our Father’s
will.
1 Peter 5:7 confirms, “Cast all anxiety on Him because He
cares for you.”
We thank God for listening and offering His help to
resolve problems. 5.) Jesus assures Papa
that we agree that His will is always best.
We bear-hug Papa, “Yours is the kingdom, power, and glory forever.”
“Amen” declares that it shall be done!
Our heavenly Father ALWAYS hears Jesus’ prayers.
Before commanding Lazarus to come out from his tomb, Jesus
prayed, from John 11:41-42: “Father, I thank You that
You have heard Me. I knew that You
always hear Me, but I have said this for the benefit of the people standing
here, that they may believe that You sent Me.”
Take
Home Nugget
High priests obeyed
God’s commands from Leviticus 1:14-17:
“If the offering to the LORD us a
burnt offering of birds, he is to offer a dove or young pigeon.
“The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off the
head and burn it on the altar; its blood shall be drained out of the side of
the altar.
“He is to remove the crop [gizzard] with its contents and
throw it on the east side of the altar, where the ashes are.
“He shall tear it open by the wings, not severing it
completely, and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is on the fire
of the altar. It is a burnt offering, an
offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.”
Birds symbolize our prayers as “flying” to the Father. 6.) Jesus removes feathers and whatever is
unnecessary. He deletes unbelief,
selfishness, and whatever is unclean before presenting our prayers to the
Father. See the lesson linked
below.
7.) Jesus’ intercession adds “sweet aroma” to our Father
by His perfection, beauty, and excellence.
Heavenly Father, Accept my prayer which Lord
Y’shua is lifting up to You because I don’t know how to pray correctly. Thank You for hearing my prayer, in Jesus’
name, Amen.
Adapted from “Jesus Your High Priest Intercedes For You” by Joseph
Prince. October 16, 2017. www.josephprince.org.
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