THE POWER OF INTERCESSION
Prayer is the greatest potential the church has today. It has accomplished the supernatural in time past and still highly potent today. However, much more lies in the power of Intercession where a believer, filled with passion and burden for others, brings their needs to the Almighty. He intercedes to God on behalf of fellow man. He stands in the gap between his heavenly father and earthly man. He pours out the need of the man, may be near or far away, to the feet of the all-seeing, and all-capable God, who is also ever ready to answer. He turns the hand that holds the universe in the favour and in direction of the needy, making him a beneficiary of an unprecedented intervention of God's favor in the crucial situation. God needs such men today, who would stand in the Gap to deliver men and women from the bonds of Satan, sin, and sicknesses and to pray them fruitfully in the kingdom of the Almighty. May He find you like He finds Moses, discover you as He did Abraham and conquer your will as he did for Paul the Apostle. Powerful intercessors are men and women of new birth experience, the holiness of life and character, obedience to God's words, and listeners to the voice of the Spirit, strong faith in God’s promises. They are selfless, disciplined; caring for other's needs and always ready to convert their burden for others into the passion to have problems solved. Their lives are filled with power to do exploit because they do know their Gods. I pray you will be part of this list of the army in this end-time in Jesus name.
1. PREREQUISITES OF EFFECTIVE PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
Proverbs 28:13, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 24:1-4, Hebrews 11:6
To be effective in prayer of intercession, we must (i) Repent from sin and surrender our lives to Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), (ii) Be obedient to the word of God (Deuteronomy 28:1), (iii) Maintain a clean hand and a pure heart before the Lord and before men (Psalm 24:1-4), (iv) Exercise unwavering faith in God’s promises (Hebrews 11:6), (v) There must be a band of unity, love and cooperation among church members and families who pry together (Amos 3:3, Mathew 18:19), (vi) We must be importunate in our prayers (Luke 18:1)
2. POWER OF PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
Isaiah 40:28-31, Gen 18, 23-32, 1 Kings 18. 41-45
i. Solves life’s problems.
ii. Lifts up great burdens
iii. Makes difficult tasks simple
iv. Makes our fears to vanish away
v. Makes Satan and his host to become paralyzed and harmless.
vi . Breaks natural laws and makes God to do the impossible for us.
Intercession brings Salvation of souls and revival of the believers.
3. PROMISE OF ANSWER TO OUR PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (Ps. 50.15, Jeremiah 29.12,
God answers prayers. Examples of people who received answer to their prayers in the Bible includes; Abraham, Moses, (Exodus 15:24, 25), Joshua, Gideon, Hannah, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha, Paul, Peter, James etc.
Gods promises cuts across our Spiritual and Physical needs.
1. On Salvation, God promised to save us from sin (Mathew 1:21) and to forgive us when we repent (1 John 1:9)
2. On Healing; the Lord promised not only to keep us Healthy but also to heal us (Exodus 15:26).
3. On Promotion, he promised to make us the Head and not the Tail (Deuteronomy 28:13)
4. On Sanctification, God promised to sanctify us wholly (1 Thessalonians 5:23) and give the Holy Ghost baptism to those that thirst (John 7:37-39). Other promises are his divine protection and our inheriting Heaven and reigning with Christ forever and ever.
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