What do I know about intercessory prayer? Well, I have to admit, I didn't know as much as I thought I did. I liken intercessory prayer to those families that Nehemiah had to fill the gaps as they rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem. They didn't stand in the place of other people, but the stood in the very life of God and His desires. Nehemiah 4 speaks to how the work they were doing was ridiculed, but in Nehemiah 4:9 it tells us "But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night. I see this as a visual example of intercessory prayer. Guards set up against the enemy day and night, persistent, never ceasing vigilance on behalf of the workers, while workers still carried on the work they too kept their battle gear close to them.
There isn't enough room in this newsletter to provide all the references, etc.. so I implore you to study on your own before responding to be an intercessor on our behalf, for it is not as simple as occasionally praying until I hear of God's work in a situation like I once believed. But if you find God tugging at your heart to intercede for us or for the work God is doing through Impact Ministries, please let us know that you are standing in the gap for us.
Intercessory Prayer
Requires great responsibility - Ezek. 22:30-31; Gen 18:23-32; Ex. 32:7-14; Act 12:5-12
God seeks intercessors - Ezek. 22:30; Is. 64:7; Is. 59:16
Intercession can be heavy - Deut 5:5; Job 16:21; Is. 63:6-7; Lam 2:18-19; Mark 14:33-35
Certain people should be the focus regularly- 1 Tim 2:1-2; Eph. 6:18; 2 Cor 1:11; Eph 6:19-20; Acts 12:5; Rom. 15:30-32; Jeremiah 29:7; Daniel 9:3, 16-19
Intercessory prayer involves more than prayer - sense of burden and responsibility - Ezra 10:1, 6; Neh 1:4, Jer 13:17; Joel 2:12-14
Characteristics of a successful intercessor
Persistence and determination Isaiah 62:6-7
Patience Isaiah 62:6-7
Faith Is. 64:7
Severe self-discipline and selflessness (due to personal identification with the need) Mark 14:33-35
Thank you for seeking God's word and ask God if you are to become an intercessor on our behalf and on the behalf of the people we work with in Guatemala. If you'd like to join our prayer team please use the link below to sign up for our prayer letters on a monthly basis.
There isn't enough room in this newsletter to provide all the references, etc.. so I implore you to study on your own before responding to be an intercessor on our behalf, for it is not as simple as occasionally praying until I hear of God's work in a situation like I once believed. But if you find God tugging at your heart to intercede for us or for the work God is doing through Impact Ministries, please let us know that you are standing in the gap for us.
Intercessory Prayer
Requires great responsibility - Ezek. 22:30-31; Gen 18:23-32; Ex. 32:7-14; Act 12:5-12
God seeks intercessors - Ezek. 22:30; Is. 64:7; Is. 59:16
Intercession can be heavy - Deut 5:5; Job 16:21; Is. 63:6-7; Lam 2:18-19; Mark 14:33-35
Certain people should be the focus regularly- 1 Tim 2:1-2; Eph. 6:18; 2 Cor 1:11; Eph 6:19-20; Acts 12:5; Rom. 15:30-32; Jeremiah 29:7; Daniel 9:3, 16-19
Intercessory prayer involves more than prayer - sense of burden and responsibility - Ezra 10:1, 6; Neh 1:4, Jer 13:17; Joel 2:12-14
Characteristics of a successful intercessor
Persistence and determination Isaiah 62:6-7
Patience Isaiah 62:6-7
Faith Is. 64:7
Severe self-discipline and selflessness (due to personal identification with the need) Mark 14:33-35
Thank you for seeking God's word and ask God if you are to become an intercessor on our behalf and on the behalf of the people we work with in Guatemala. If you'd like to join our prayer team please use the link below to sign up for our prayer letters on a monthly basis.