Christian Theology

Intercessory Prayer – The Lightning of God

October 25, 2019 /

We are called to dominion of the earth and eventually to rule and reign with the King of Kings, Jesus Christ. He has given us His glory (John 17:22) and we are purposed to reflect the same. In 2 Corinthians 4:7, Paul tells us that we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power be of God and not of us. We are the tabernacle of God in which the Spirit of God resides (1 Corinthians 3:16). Therefore, we are hard-wired to respond to the Creator, but the soul must make a choice of serving Him or Satan, life or death. Through faith we establish relationship with God and the Apostle Paul tells us that without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6).

The step of faith complete, our transformation has begun and must begin to develop the means of communication requisite to intimacy, that we may grow and complete the purpose for which we were created. This is accomplished by prayer, intercession and worship. That combined with digesting His written word produces the rhema and vision requisite to moving in His designated purpose for our life. Relationship requires intimacy if it is to acquire depth. We can be effective, but there is a vehicle that enables us to be in consonance with Him and that is by activating Holy Spirit as opposed to our imperfect wisdom and soulish desires. Thus, begins the sacrificial path of conforming our nature to that of Christ. Though you can approach worship and intercession separately, I am of the belief that the combining of these communication means is more powerful and effective than approaching separately.

First, we must understand what intercession is and realize that Jesus is “The Intercessor.” He started out doing it in perfection and has done it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2000+ years and as we are informed in Hebrews 7:25 that He forever lives to make intercession for us. Intercede means “to go between”. Jesus goes to the Father to mediate and advocate for us, the heirs of salvation. When He became the eternal propitiation for our sins, He ascended to the Father and immediately placed His Blood on the mercy seat before sitting at the right hand of the Father to begin interceding for us. At this point Holy Spirit was sent to us as Jesus had promised.

Jesus wants to hear from us even though He is omniscient. We are authorized to enter the Holy of Holies through the veil of Christ’s body and blood. We enter through intercession and worship. We do this because we know that we need relationship and when we seek intimacy, we touch our Creator. Father patiently waits for return of the sound He sent, which we, by Holy Spirit, return and it fills the Father’s heart. This is how we are able to move the arm of God and through faith, backed by His Dunamis power, move mountains that impede our way. When the corporate ecclesia presents intercession and worship in agreement, we have the promise of Jesus that it will be done by Father (Matthew 18:19-20). Father desires to give us all good things and many times we have not because fail to ask or we ask with the wrong motive (James 4:3).

Peter tells us that we are called to be kings & priests in His Kingdom (1 Peter 2:9-10). Being deemed a priest implies an easily discernable obligation to minister to the King and on behalf of all His servants. We have been given kingdom keys to open gates and declare Kingdom here as it is in heaven. The Hebrew word paga implies enforcement of the victory of Jesus on the cross. Paga can be pleasant or violent according to the purpose for which we engage. This is the most effective way in which we can bring change. We work in consonance with Holy Spirit to move the arm of Father. Job 36:32 says “He fills his hands with lightning and commands it strike the mark.” We intercede moving His hand to accurately engage the target. These lightning bolts bring His Light to bear dispelling darkness and accomplishing His will and purpose on earth as it is in heaven.

Guy Diffenbaugh 20 September 2019

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