Tuesday March 27, 2012

Read Deuteronomy 9:7-29. Romans 8:31-34

 

Israel had marched around the desert for 40 years. She could have walked out of Egypt and into the Promised Land but because

of her rebellion and hard heartedness, she caused forty years of hardness and grief for herself.

 

Now if that’s not enough, as Israel stand on the edge of the Jordan River about to pass into the Promised Land, God (through Moses) reminds then that they have been nothing but sinful and rebellious since the day they came up out of Egypt. He reminds them example after example of their sinfulness.

 

But Moses lay prostrate before the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights interceding on behalf of the people and pleading for them. God listened to Moses and spared the people.

 

You and I have an intercessor greater than Moses. We have the Son of God sitting in God’s presence, constantly interceding for us. We have the one who came down from heaven to save us constantly bringing us and our needs before God the Father.

 

This truth should humble us. It should drive away the desire to sin or to please ourselves. This truth should fill us with courage and confidence to do the Lord’s work, to march valiantly forward in His name, to strive to be our very best.  If Jesus is interceding for us constantly then nothing or no one can cause us to be defeated. March on in victory.

 

Prayer:

¥ Pray that the Lord would grow intercessory pray-ers among us. Ask God to put it on people’s hearts to be praying for us and to be upholding the congregation in prayer.

¥ Pray for the Presbyterian Churches in our country regions. These congregations are often doing it tough with limited resources, limited finances and personnel. Pray that the Lord would provide and bring blessing and growth to these churches.

¥ Pray for the youth in these towns. Ask God to raise up a concerted youth work from among the churches so that the gospel goes out to all the world. Pray that many youth would come to know Christ through the work of the churches.