THE ROLE OF INTERCESSION IN SPIRITUAL GROWTH
"My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you." Galatians 4:19(KJV)
BIBLE READING: EPHESIANS 1:16-18; 1 TIMOTHY 2:1; LUKE 9:29
The Power any Christian believer operates with is determined solely by the Strength of their personal altar, while the Strength of their altar is determined by the kind of Sacrifices offered upon it. Intercession is one of the Major Signs of a growing Christian, guaranteeing our success because anytime we pray, the Lord God Almighty is at work. Nevertheless, whenever we fail to pray, we are the ones who eventually end up working. The Spiritual Exercise that is known as Intercession brings us into a Supreme Quality Fellowship with the Lord God Almighty. For any Christian Church to experience Massive Spiritual Growth, Intercession is needed even much more than preaching because the Call to pray is higher than the Call to preach. Even though both of them are so important, Prayer is required to build up a Strong Spirit man: "But if the Spirit of Him That raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He That raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit That dwelleth in you" Rom. 8:11(KJV).
We are always stronger whenever we pray. Anytime we pray often in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit edifies or builds us up (Jude 1:20). Intercession ushers us into the Place of waiting on the Lord until we move beyond the Veil so that we can exchange our weakness for His Strength (2Cor. 12:9). A man of Intercession is a man of God's Secret Place who is invariably a Custodian of God's Secrets as revealed in the Prophetic Writings of Amos: "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His Secrets unto His servants the prophets" (Amos 3:7).
It is Spiritual Growth that brings us into Maturity in Christ because the deeper we go into Fellowship with the Spirit of Christ, the stronger we become in Him. The life of every man is powered by his spirit, and the Life of Christ is fueled by the Spirit of Christ. There can never be Life in Christ without the Spirit of Christ. Therefore, if Christ will be formed in you, then you must become a person of Intercession.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, we exalt You for Your Extravagant Love towards us. O Lord, please enlighten our eyes that we may have an Understanding of the Place of Intercession in Your Grand Plan through the Help of Your Spirit in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.