As I was reading Josh Motlong’s post about intimacy and intercession, God gave me this profound picture of it.
I feel like intercession validates my worth to God. It is Him calling me over to help Him. What makes me feel so honored is that I have no idea, in my human mind, what He is doing or what He is having me do, yet He trusts me enough to let me help anyway.
I feel intimacy in intercession. I picture me standing beside Him on the throne, looking over His shoulder, much like a nurse would stand beside a surgeon on a tv show. He allows me to assist and I am fascinated in being there, even though I don’t really see a picture of anyone or anything in front of us. I am just enraptured that I am at His side and He is using me. Because I don’t know what I am praying for but I know it is effective.
April 21, 2007 at 6:29 am
Robin! Thanks for your comment.
I love the picture you’re painting here.. Isn’t it amazing that we get to partner with God? He can do all things all alone, he doesn’t really need us. But He chose to set up His Kingdom this way, we get to partner with God. Amazing when I think about it. He created the universe without us, that alone shows me that He really doesn’t need us. He’s Almighty God, All Powerful, All Sufficient… But He doesn’t WANT to do this all alone. Intercession is partnering with God. And yes intimacy because He shows us the desires of His heart, and that’s what we praying for.
April 23, 2007 at 7:34 am
This is a great image to describe the intimacy of intercession. Intercession is a mystery and I don’t think we will ever completely understand it – even with the expanse of forever to fathom it.
April 24, 2007 at 4:45 am
Ruth & Emily: The more and more we know Him, the more and more we see and understand His LOVE for us. As Jennifer Roberts says, this is our safety.
“Are you afraid of the end of the age? Be afraid of the love of God!”