Oswald Chambers tells us to “Beware of imagining that intercession means bringing our personal sympathies into the presence of God and demanding that He does what we ask.
Our approach to God is due entirely to the vicarious identification of our Lord with sin. We have “boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.”
Spiritual stubbornness is the most effectual hindrance to intercession, because it is based on sympathy with that in ourselves and in others that we do not think needs atoning for.
We have the notion that there are certain right and virtuous things in us which do not need to be based on the Atonement, and just in the domain of ‘stodge’ that is produced by this idea we cannot intercede.
We do not identify ourselves with God’s
interest in others we get petulant with God; we are always ready with our own
ideas and intercession becomes the glorification of our own natural sympathies.
We have to realize
that the identification of Jesus with sin means the radical alteration of all
our sympathies.
Vicarious intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them.
Vicarious intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them.
Am I stubborn or
substituted? Petted or perfect in my relationship to God? Sulky or spiritual?
Determined to have my own way or determined to be identified with Him.”
Heb. 10:19 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the
blood of Jesus."
Taken from Devotions for MORNING and EVENING with OSWALD CHAMBERS (pg. 258)
Eph. 2:12, 13, 18 “That at the time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, but now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of Christ."
(v)18 "For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father."
[Father, we are recognizing our need to improve our relationship with You, is of utmost importance in our praying. May we come to realize that the alteration of our sympathies that we have for the ones we're praying for, is necessary in order to be what Your interests are.]Taken from Devotions for MORNING and EVENING with OSWALD CHAMBERS (pg. 258)
Eph. 2:12, 13, 18 “That at the time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world, but now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of Christ."
(v)18 "For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father."
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Today's quote: Mary Southerland tells us, “Emotional integrity is an essential step to
recognizing, understanding and dealing with depression. We must be real before
we can be right, and until we are willing to risk being transparent, we can
neither understand nor effectively deal with depression during the holidays or
any other time of the year.” {As seen on
www.crosswalk.com}
Our thought for today: Admit your wrong thoughts. Pray for help to change.
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