Ever Interceding

of Jesus praying...

Lydia! Lydia!

Satan try to destroy you with cancer,

but I have prayed for you,

so that you would not died.

So that your husband, Philip,

would not be deprived of a wife.

So that your young children

would not be deprived of their mother.

I was sitting right at the back of the church as Thaddea was sleeping in my arms, when I heard over the speakers, right from behind the pulpit, this prayer which Pastor mimic what Jesus would have prayed for me. It was so loud and so clear. It was so touching. It sent tears to my eyes and still does...

Pastor's message for that Sunday was: Jesus is praying for us, what are we going to do about it? It was a revelation given by the Holy Spirit to Pastor in the last week of August, that Pastor realised that we must say "Thank You Jesus."

Pastor shared that even though he knew this doctrine of Christ interceding for us, he never did say thank you to the Lord, until the Holy Spirit revealed to him. That's why Pastor stressed that just by knowing in the head is not enough, we must be touched by the Holy Spirit. The other thing is : We must ask Jesus to pray for us.

Acknowledge.

Appreciate.

And Appeal.

Lord, please continue to pray for me, I really appreciate that, I really need that!

After the service, I went up to pastor and said, "Pastor, may I shake your hand please? I want to thank you for the message you shared today on Jesus interceding for us. All this while I only thought that the church had prayed for me and you, pastor, my husband and my children prayed for me, but I never thought that Jesus would pray for me too. And I thanked everyone except Him..." Pastor reached out his hand to shake mine and said, "Oh, I also didn't know until the Holy Spirit showed me."

Ever Interceding

Now, what do you think of this piece of artwork? I think it is very very nice, lor! I was searching for a picture to go with this post and found this piece of excellent christian artwork by Nathan Greene! The moment I saw it, I wanted so much to purchase it for my dear pastor... but then hor, my budget too tight, lah.... anyway, if you are interested to own one, you can buy it from here or here

Though I may not know how to appreciate arts, I think this piece of artwork really portray what the Lord is doing even right now... It reminds me of how Jesus Christ is Ever Interceding for us... I could almost see the intensity! What a wonderful High Priest we have!

"Oh Jesus, our High Priest in Heaven, please pray for us."

"Thank you Jesus for praying for us."

Romans 8:34b "Christ Jesus, who died - more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."