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We prefer to see people do their own prayer work. However there are times when an intercessor may be called upon to pray and intercede for another. This surely is biblical as God has ordained intercession. Some examples of intercession would include a parent praying for their child, or one praying for their spouse or friend. And we are to pray for those in authority over us, so there is no reason these prayers could not be applied to localities, communities, groups of people, and nations.

Have you raised your children in the faith, only to have them wander away from it when they were old enough to choose for themselves? This is one of the most distressing things that can befall you. Yet you have my promise that if you raise up a child in the way he should go, that when he is old he will not depart from it. This promise does not say that they will never wander. They may forget who they belong to, but they are mine and I will not forget my own. Their righteous upbringing and my love for them form an irrevocable claim and I watch over them to draw them back to myself even when they stray. 

Some things you can experience firsthand. Other things that you haven’t experienced directly you can imagine by creating them in your mind, if your experiences are close enough to bridge the gap. Other things you cannot even imagine. Perhaps you say you don’t have a ‘grid’ for them. Have you noticed that my word does not give much detail in the description of heaven? It does say that eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man the things that I have prepared for those who love me. You walk in this world with the promise of glory, a city with foundations built by God. You cannot comprehend it now, because it is better than you can imagine.

I quiet myself: “I am here, Lord. I wait for You. I watch and listen for You.  What is it You want to speak to me today, Lord? What is it You want to show me today? Open the eyes and ears of my heart to see You and hear You.”

Do you worry? You may be wary to affirm this because I have told you not to worry. Do you have concerns? How does this differ from worry? I give you tasks to perform and burdens to bear in intercession. Yet my commandments are not grievous and my burden is light. Worry is unproductive, as I said, who by taking thought can make himself taller, or turn a hair black or white? Yet if you obey me to put your hand to the plow as I have directed you can know that there will be a beneficial result even if you don’t see it yourself. My word does not return void, but accomplishes that for which it is sent forth, and this applies to your faithful acts as well.

Is your pastor hesitant to teach you about giving because he knows you are sensitive about the issue? Do you think it is a conflict of interest if he benefits, even if indirectly, from your giving? Does he become your enemy if he tells you the truth? If you will not receive it from him, from whom will you receive it? For my word is clear about the blessings to the generous. There have been excesses and abuses concerning this doctrine, but they do not negate the truth. You can’t afford not to be generous. It would be better to give somewhere else than to not have a manifestation of generosity in your life. Blessed is he who gives to his church and elsewhere as well.

Have you ever encountered people who by the nature of their job or the way they accomplish it seem to make more work for other people? This is the opposite of helping. They have a counterpart in my Kingdom. There are believers who conduct themselves in such a way that the way of truth is evil spoken of. Those who encounter them have a bad impression of believers, creating an obstacle for them to receive the gospel message. It is still possible for them to be saved, but it creates extra work for those who present my word with faithfulness and integrity. Live so that your life makes people desire me. 

As I read through the book Naturally Supernatural I was also compelled to read through Ephesians and Colossians with fresh eyes, looking for a deepening of this revelation of Christ in me the hope of glory. 

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