What do you do in an emergency, besides call 911? I put it on the email Shore Vineyard Church prayer chain. I know that even if I am lacking in faith to
pray through the situation, my family will lift up my hands, believe and plead
on my behalf. And not only do I have my
brothers and sisters on their knees beside me in my trial, but I find them
jumping for joy alongside me when the answer comes. This is family: your sorrows, aches and pains become mine,
and the best part, your joys and successes become my blessing as well.
The best news of all is that God is on the prayer
chain! (I didn’t even know he got
email!) The Lord spoke to me this morning about how he is right there alongside
each of us, travailing in prayer over our trials, and dancing with joy over our
blessings.
I woke up a few times last night and heard this song by Jon
Thurlow running through my mind: “My
merciful, faithful high priest, he lives, he lives to make intercession for
me”. Thurlow was obviously taking his
inspiration from Hebrews 7: 25: “Therefore
he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he
always lives to intercede for them.”
As I ran this
morning I thought about the phrase we so often use, “I live for it”, as in “I
live for pizza!” or “I live to quilt!”, or whatever gets your juices
running. But here, God was saying, “I
live to pray for you, Taffy! I live for
it!”
I had to ask
him, “Why, God? Why would you live to intercede for me?” I felt he answered me: “Because I have such an investment in
you. Because you will imitate me and
live to intercede for others.”
The Father is
speaking those words over you today, too.
“I live to pray for you! Why?
Because I am confidently making an investment in you, that you will
represent me and my heart to the ones I love, the peoples of the world, of your
state, your town, your family.”
Yes,
Lord! I want to be like you;
To hear your
heart,
To pray your
prayers,
To speak your
thoughts.
Yes, Lord! I
want to be like you.
