You actually have a “seat with [Christ] in the heavens” (Ephesians 2:6 NCV). You don’t have a seat at the Supreme Court or in the House of Representatives. You have one far more strategic; you have a seat in the government of God. Like a congressman, you represent a district. You speak on behalf of your family, neighbourhood or softball team. Your sphere of influence is your region. As you grow in faith, your district expands. God burdens you with a concern for orphans, distant lands or needy people. You respond to these promptings by prayer. Father ………they need help.
You are Moses in your cul-de-sac. Moses in your work force. Moses in your classroom. You plead with God on other people’s behalf.
Intercessory prayer isn’t rocket science. It acknowledges our inability and God’s ability. We come with empty hands but high hopes. Why? God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20). He “will supply all [our] needs according to His riches” (Philippians 4:19 NASB). When God gives, He gives a gift that is “pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over and poured into your lap” (Luke 6:38 NLT).
Take your seat at the feet of Jesus. Lift up your world in prayer. Be Moses today.
Max Lucado “Before Amen”