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[sacredspacescorp]

The Power of Intercessory Prayer

Greetings, prayer warriors! Today on #PrayerTimeThursday, we want to highlight the power of intercessory prayer. As Christians, we are called to pray not only for ourselves but also for others, lifting them up before the Lord.

Intercessory prayer is an act of love and compassion for our fellow brothers and sisters. When we pray for others, we participate in God's work, inviting His divine intervention into their lives. Let us be faithful in lifting each other up in prayer, knowing that our petitions reach the ears of our loving God.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach us to be intercessors in prayer. May our hearts be filled with empathy and love for others, and may our prayers be a powerful force for good in their lives. Amen.

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[identitynetwork]

How do we pray without ceasing by Jeremy Lopez

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✨Dear Father God, You are the supreme leader of the world. Help leaders in the USA take their rightful place underneath Your sovereignty. Guide them to lead with a reverent fear of You. (Proverbs 9:10).

Pray for believers to rediscover the power of Scripture to strengthen, encourage and guide them. Amid the confusion, clutter, and chaos, we must depend more than ever on the Word of God.

Pray for men, women, and children nationwide to be filled with the Holy Spirit, so that they will be strengthened in their faith, encouraged in their spirits, and empowered in their witness.

(Ephesians 6:18)

Pray for new and healthy connections between believers and those around them who do not know Christ. May the Holy Spirit enable compassionate, respectful and effective relationships that will result in salvation and spiritual growth.

Pray for U.S. leaders to embrace God’s truth and lead the nation to righteousness. “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34).

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[eviehopesandreams]

Spiritual Burdens August 30, 2022

Heavenly Father, While others are being merry without a care in the world, there are others who are carrying the burdens of the world because of their spiritual enlightenment.   Let us embrace the spirit of intercession for the state of the world, for our leaders and society.   Your word is full of messages and prophesies, some have already come to pass in other generations, but today, we see more things falling into place.   We pray for those whose lives are committed to doing your will, those who are burdened by what is going on and that which is to come.   Grant strength and courage to do your will. Help us to accept that which you have designated for us to do on your behalf, in Jesus’s name, amen.

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Should Our Prayers Be Offered to Jesus or to the Saints?

By Author Eli Kittim

The Communion of Saints

Intercession of the saints plays a crucial role in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches. This practice is derived from the Catholic creed of the Communion of saints. The said doctrine holds that dead saints pass instantly into the divine presence and therefore have a sort of fiduciary power in helping others to procure favors and blessings. This is not unlike Shinto, a Japanese religion that incorporates the worship of ancestors. In fact, the Christian patron saints that act as intermediaries between God and humans, interceding for trade, agriculture, health, and so on, are reminiscent of the Greek pantheon of demigods (The Twelve Olympians) in which each deity was responsible for a particular aspect of life. In this sense, the church adopted a form of pagan polytheism. The specific dedications and remembrances of saints in the Catholic, and especially in the Orthodox, churches have been highly developed to such an extent that the entire liturgical year is devoted to and structured around the so-called calendar of saints, in which each day pays homage to a particular saint(s) (i.e. feast day). Not to mention the ancient preoccupation with saints' relics and the lucrative pilgrimages that have been designed for such worship.

Do the Saints in Heaven Pray for the People on Earth?

Much to our dismay, saints in heaven don’t pray on behalf of earthlings. Rather, these martyrs pray for God to avenge their blood (Rev. 6.9-10 NRSV):

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under

the altar the souls of those who had been

slaughtered for the word of God and for the

testimony they had given; they cried out

with a loud voice, ‘Sovereign

Lord, holy and true, how long will it be

before you judge and avenge our blood on

the inhabitants of the earth?’

Similarly, “the prayers of the saints” in Rev. 5.8-10 are solely directed to Jesus, praising him for his extraordinary feats. They’re not about helping John Doe, back on earth, with his financial woes, or Jane Doe with her marital breakdown. Rev. 5.8-10 reads:

When he had taken the scroll, the four living

creatures and the twenty-four elders fell

before the Lamb, each holding a harp and

golden bowls full of incense, which are the

prayers of the saints. They sing a new song:

‘You are worthy to take the scroll and to

open its seals, for you were slaughtered and

by your blood you ransomed for God saints

from every tribe and language and people

and nation; you have made them to be a

kingdom and priests serving our God, and

they will reign on earth.’

Incidentally, the so-called “saints” in Rev. 5.8 are not an elite, hierarchical class of people worthy of worship. That’s a misnomer. On the contrary, all who are *born-again* in Christ are called “saints” (cf. Rom. 1.7). Remember, not even angels are allowed to be worshipped in God’s kingdom (see Rev. 19.10), let alone departed spirits.

Is Praying to Saints Biblical?

Over against the intercessory prayer of saints is Deut. 18.11 which explicitly forbids those who consult the dead (cf. Isa. 8.19). That’s precisely why, in the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31), the rich man’s intercessory-prayer request is denied!

Sometimes Catholic and Orthodox writers will point to Old Testament accounts in which patriarchs or prophets enlisted the help of an angel (e.g. Gen. 48.16; Zech. 1.8-11). But they fail to mention that the said angel is typically associated with the angel of the Lord, which is traditionally viewed by Christian commentators as the Pre-Incarnate Son (cf. Gen. 16.7; Exod. 33.14; Jer. 1.4). Furthermore, conversing with an angel is not the same as praying to an angel. Yet in defense of intercessory prayer of heavenly beings, Catholic writers often point to the Annunciation as a case in point. But again, Mary’s conversation with Gabriel does not involve an intercessory prayer request, nor an act of prostration or worship.

The Catholic commentariat has also presented several examples from the New Testament to make their point. For instance, they cite Rev. 8.3, namely, the prayers of the saints that rise up before God. However, the context of this eschatological verse is God’s wrath that is poured out upon the earth, not an answer to our prayers (Rev. 8.3-5):

Another angel with a golden censer came

and stood at the altar; he was given a great

quantity of incense to offer with the prayers

of all the saints on the golden altar that is

before the throne. And the smoke of the

incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose

before God from the hand of the angel.

Then the angel took the censer and filled it

with fire from the altar and threw it on the

earth; and there were peals of thunder,

rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an

earthquake.

Human Intercession versus Intercession of saints

The fact that there is a body of Christ (“a cloud of witnesses” Heb. 12.1) is not an invitation or a request to worship them. Catholic scholars have confused the issue even further. They cite various instances in the New Testament in which Paul commands Christians to pray for him (e.g. 2 Cor. 1.11). Or they’ll cite the example of Timothy who commands Christians to pray for one another (1 Tim. 2.1). However, praying “FOR” someone and praying “TO” someone are two completely different things. To pray “for” (or on behalf of) a living person is one thing. To pray “to” a dead person is quite another. In the first case, you’re simply praying *for* the living (human intercession) and asking God to help them in their time of need. However, praying *to* a deceased saint for help is a different matter altogether. Now, you are praying not to God but *to* a dead saint (Intercession of Saints) to help a living human being. As a result, the saints have gained so much power that they have become intercessors between heaven and earth. It’s true that Paul and Timothy instructed Christians to pray for the betterment of others. But that’s not the same as praying to dead saints for help, grace, and blessings.

Although Protestant denominations accept human intercessory prayer for the living (cf. Rom. 15.30), they deny the intercession of the dead on behalf of the living. Similarly, Reformed theologians acknowledge that the “communion of saints" comprise all who are in Christ, including the departed. Nevertheless, in their view, invocations of the departed spirits of saints constitute a transgression of the First Commandment (see Deut. 5.7): “You shall have no other gods before me.”

On the Importance of Developing a Personal Relationship with Christ

The Catholic and Orthodox mindset is that God is not in competition with his creation (Robert Barron), and that although Christ is humanity’s mediator via the cross (1 Tim. 2.5), he’s not necessarily accessible as our 24-7 prayer advocate on a minute-by-minute basis. He has partners and associates that work under him, much like a high-end law firm in New York. But the so-called “managing partner” (i.e. Law firm CEO) at the top is usually inaccessible. Hence the need for the intercessory prayers. They argue that turning to the saints for help is not in competition with Jesus Christ since God has many partners and friends and is the ultimate source of all living things.

But this represents a distortion of Biblical revelation. The multiple attestations of the New Testament are all about Jesus. They feature Jesus as the leading figure, who is the hero of the story, and without whom we cannot be saved. It is the story of the creator who enters creation. He is the one “through whom he [God] also created the worlds” (Heb. 1.2). John’s gospel attests of his divinity: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (1.1). Paul declares: “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily” (Col. 2.9). And without the shedding of his blood there can be no New Testament, much less a church (cf. Heb. 9.17, 22). Phil. 2.10-11 concludes:

so that at the name of Jesus every knee

should bend, in heaven and on earth and

under the earth, and every tongue should

confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

glory of God the Father.

In Mt. 28.18, the Matthean Jesus exclaims:

All authority in heaven and on

earth has been given to me.

In Rev 1.8, Jesus is equated with God Almighty:

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’

says the Lord God, who is and

who was and who is to come,

the Almighty.

In Isaiah chapter 42 verse 8, God says:

I am the Lord, that is my name; my glory I

give to no other, nor my praise to idols.

With Jesus’ extraordinary credentials and qualifications, why should we consult the spirits of dead men? The point is that Jesus is everything to regenerated Christians. He’s constantly on their mind. Born-again Christians are madly in love because of what Jesus has done for them, namely, he has made them *fully alive,* while their cup is running over with love, peace of mind, and perpetual bliss! Hence, there’s a fire of love for Jesus that burns inside every born-again-Christian’s heart. So, your focus should not be diluted on secondary figures and causes. Rather, your attention must be concentrated on Christ alone, if you are to “be transformed by the renewing of your minds” (Rom. 12.2). That’s because there is only *one* mediator (not two or three) between God and humanity——“the man Christ Jesus” (1 Tim. 2.5). Therefore, when religion tries to seduce you into chasing after idols, you must run the other way.

Is the Intercession of the Saints Blasphemy?

Dr. Edward Sri——theologian, author, and prominent Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN——wrote a paper entitled, “What Does the Bible Say about Praying to Saints?” The article concludes as follows:

How to Grow in Fellowship with the Saints 

1. Pick a few saints that you want to get to know. 

2. Read their writings and learn about their lives. Fill your mind with their stories and their example. 

3. Talk to those saints, every day. Share your weaknesses with them and ask them to walk with you in your difficult times. Don’t just ask them to pray for you…invite them to be with you in every part of your life.

This borders on blasphemy. The point of Sri’s exhortation is that instead of developing a personal relationship with Jesus, we are encouraged to develop an intimate relationship with a beloved saint of our choosing. In other words, the aforesaid article is strongly urging people to devote themselves to someone other than Christ (in fact, a departed spirit) and to focus all their energies on the said saint. It is a clever, if not demonic, deception to remove our focus away from Christ under cloak of religion (2 Cor. 11.14):

And no wonder! Even Satan disguises

himself as an angel of light.

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[tdowning79]

Read: James 5:13-18 SOAP: James 5:13-16 James encourages believers in Christ to pray in all circumstances. He demonstrates the power of prayer to heal, encourage, and uplift the believer. In genuine prayer a believer’s words, actions, and motives should all be completely aligned and fully surrendered to God.  What priority does prayer have in your life? Who is God calling you to pray for and pray with? Jesus gifts us with a promise of joy when we ask anything in His name. What will you pray for as you serve God and seek to live for Jesus? Father God, what an awesome and wonderful privilege it is to come boldly before Your throne of grace. Lord, help me to diligently make my prayer life a priority. Increase my hunger and thirst for a more intimate relationship with You. Remind me, Lord, that prayer should be my first response in good times and in bad times. In Jesus’ name. Amen.   #morningdevotional #youversion #intercessoryprayers https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNYo6CHXQC/?igshid=1h9vq56f9z0fj

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Welcome To Holy Place Church How may we pray for you today? “Music Provided by the Whoop Triggerz Plus® App (http://www.WhoopTriggerz.com).” CCLI Streaming Plus License 21242130 Copyright license 21242123 Submit your prayer requests via the Holy Place Church website https://www.holyplacechurch.org Or via the Good Tidings Interdenominational Evangelistic Association website https://www.gtiea.org The simulcast is available live @7am everyday on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube. #praying4u #FaithPrayers #prayeroffaith #prayforme #newnanga #answeredprayers #prayingforyoutoday #prayer #mayweprayforyou #wantprayer #ineedprayer #intercession #prayerrequest #cowetacounty #intercessoryprayer #verseoftheday #helpmeplease #verseofthedayprayer #churchplant #churchplanters #helpmeplantthelordschurch #whyamihere #amen #prayerworks #prayerstillworks #forgiven #dailyprayer #faith #salvation #forgiveness #prophetic #repentance #tryjesus

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Repost @lesserlightimages “Any weakness in our own character should cause us to sigh and cry. Any sins in the lives of others should cause us to sigh and cry. If we are heart to heart with Jesus, we will weep over sin as He weeps over sin. Without this, we can never get ready for the seal of God.” • • • Quoted from: #WDFrazee #ComingEvents #CrisisAtTheClose #Christ #intercessor #intercessoryprayer #God #Jesus #Bible #egw #sda #seventhdayadventist #christian #sealofGod https://www.instagram.com/p/B7I4SCvBSTe/?igshid=1lnkv8ueakeb6

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