He Cares
DECEMBER 14, 2023

I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word.
John 17:20

Recommended Reading: John 17:20-26
When you have a burden or a need and want to ask someone to pray for you, whom do you call? Our human tendency is to ask someone who is faithful, who is mature in spiritual things, and, above all, someone who cares for us. There is a Person like that who has demonstrated His willingness to pray for us: Jesus Christ.

On the night of His betrayal, Jesus prayed for His disciples (John 17:6-19) and for all believers—those who would come to know Him through the disciples’ ministry after He had departed (John 17:20-26). At the heart of these prayers was Jesus’ desire for the disciples to have joy through knowing the Father (verse 13) and to know the same love from the Father that Jesus had known (verse 26). Did you know Jesus prayed this prayer for you? We know that Jesus continues to intercede for us now (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25), but His prayers began on the night of His greatest passion.

Trust that Jesus is happy to intercede for you: “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

We are never more like Christ than in prayers of intercession.
Austin Phelps

Jesus in Prayer
DECEMBER 13, 2023

But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 7:24-25

Recommended Reading: John 17:9-15
Have you ever been in a gloomy mood? A mysterious sadness seemed to hover around you? And then it dissipated! It’s likely somebody was praying for you. The prayer of another can affect our dispositions and drive away the devil’s oppression.

Now consider the power of the prayers offered by the Lord Jesus for you. He intercedes on our behalf, praying for our protection and safety, as well as through our successes and failures. We see a sample of His prayers whenever we read His words in John 17 when He prayed passionately to His Father for His disciples.

Be thankful Jesus is in continual prayer on your behalf. His prayers can chase away the gloom. And let His example inspire you to pray for somebody else. Your prayers can lift up somebody today.

If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference; he is praying for me!
Robert Murray M’Cheyne

A Creative God
By Billy Graham • November 11

For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
—Romans 8:26

John Knox, with an all-consuming soul-concern for his country, prayed, “Give me Scotland, or I die!” His earnest travail was rewarded with a spiritual rebirth in his land. This is what is termed “praying in the Spirit.” It is the manifestation of a deep spiritual concern for others, and it is instilled by the Spirit of God. This kind of prayer can leap over oceans, speed across burning deserts, spring over mountains, bound through jungles, and carry the healing, helping power of the Gospel to the object of prayer.

That “the Spirit Himself makes intercession” indicates that it is actually God pleading, praying, and mourning through us. Thus we become co-laborers with God, actual partners with Him; our lives are lifted from the low plane of selfishness to the high plane of creativeness with God. John Knox travailed, and the Church in Scotland broke into new life.

Prayer for the day
My heart's cry is heard—thank You, Lord Jesus! Amen.

Drinking of the Spirit - Journaling by Linda Garmon

Linda - Good morning, LORD. I am so grateful and thankful for every blessing you have to given me. Every gift that you have given me is good and perfect. You promised water for the thirsty and you promised that the rivers of your water would flow through thirsty people. Lord, it’s like I jumped into your river and by this miraculous design of yours, I became a part of your river. Thank you, Holy Spirit. I love you. Talk to me about how you work in me and through me.

Vision: I see Reinhard Bonnke, (he always makes me smile) and I hear him speaking about the Holy Spirit Baptism. He’s explaining what it’s like when we become filled with the Spirit. He compared it to putting cloth in dye. (I hear this in his German accent) he said something like this: “The cloth goes into the dye and through saturation the dye goes into the cloth changing the cloth forever through this union.”

Holy Spirit - Beloved one, I AM what you need in every moment and in every situation. I Am rivers inside of you. I flow with perfect memory of the Word that you have hidden in your heart. I flow with perfect knowledge, understanding and wisdom, for whatever you are facing. When you submit to my flow I will lead you into righteous paths. I am your helper, I will fill your mouth with words of life and guide the course of your life teaching you as we go. I AM your advocate , and I will give you the best counsel. I AM your comforter, this you know well, beloved one.

I Am in your prayer language guiding and energizing your prayer time as amazing prophetic prayers are released into the atmosphere, mysteries and surprises for your future. I Am in the flow of intercession as we partner together for breakthrough in the life of others for I know exactly what to pray even when you are clueless. I Am the flow of all revelation, every treasure hunt begins with my Holy nudge. I am the whisper in your ear and the peace in your heart.

You and I, beloved, are one through baptism.

Linda - Amen! My precious, loving friend. I am so thankful for you.
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First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people,for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 NASB