Intercession For Others

"One more thing, friends: Pray for us. Pray that the Master's Word will simply take off and race through the country to a ground-swell of response, just as it did among you. And pray that we'll be rescued from these scoundrels who are trying to do us in. I'm finding that not all "believers" are believers. But the Master never lets us down. He'll stick by you and protect you from evil." 2Thessalonians 3:1-3


I wanted to share with you a couple thoughts on intercession by George Whitefield. I find them challenging and sobering as I push in to know the heart of God in prayer. I pray they bless you as well. - Todd

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If we inquire, why there is so little love to be found amongst Christians, why the very characteristic, by which every one should know that we are disciples of the holy Jesus, is almost banished out of the Christian world, we shall find it, in a great measure, owing to a neglect or superficial performance of that excellent part of prayer, INTERCESSION, or imploring the divine grace and mercy in behalf of others.

Our blessed Savior, as "He hath set us an example, that we should follow His steps" in every thing else, so hath He more especially in this: for in that divine, that perfect and inimitable prayer which He put up just before His passion, we find but few petitions for His own, though many for His disciples welfare: and in that perfect form which He has been pleased to prescribe us, we are taught to say, not MY, but "OUR Father," thereby to put us in mind, that, whenever we approach the throne of grace, we ought to pray not for ourselves alone, but for all our brethren in Christ. Intercession then is certainly a duty incumbent upon all Christians.

-George Whitefield