The Lord who intercedes! – Bro. D.G.S Dhinakaran

“… If anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” (1 John 2:1)
My friend, how pathetic was Job’s state in the Bible. You too might be suffering in a similar situation. When your petitions don’t seem to be heard by God, you might feel like saying, “how nice it would be if there was someone who would plead to the Lord on my behalf!”. Do not worry. You have a Mediator on your behalf! The Bible says, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time” (1 Timothy 2:5-6). Yes, the Lord Jesus is seated at the right hand of God in order to intercede for us and to argue for our situation.

In the 1974 my wife and I had gone to a foreign country. We planned to go to another airport from the capital of the city.  An officer in that airport inspected our ticket and said a signature that should have been placed by the officers in the capital city airport was missing and because of that we cannot be allowed to leave the country. We did not know what to do and we panicked. We tried to explain there was no fault on our side but everything was in vain. They said we cannot delay the flight any longer and saying so they unloaded our entire luggage. When we were perplexed that we did not have anyone to plead for our case in this foreign land, an officer who was watching all of this from a short distance, came to us and asked us what was the matter Then with a smiling face he went to the officer who denied our ticket and said something in their language. That’s all. We were once again called by the officer who asked us to sign in some of the documents and allowed us to travel by the same flight. We thanked the officers and our new friends with all our heart and we boarded the plane.
In the same way in our crucial times, our Lord Jesus intercedes on our behalf to our heavenly Father. Are you disturbed that you have no one to help you and that you are suffering alone in poverty and failures? The Lord Jesus will go to the Father and say, “He is mine. She is mine. My dear father, I have given my life for them. Remember my sacrifice and help them in my name”. So don’t be disheartened. The Lord will deliver you from every pain and bless you.

Prayer:
Loving Saviour!

Thank You for Your sacrifice and for pleading to the Heavenly Father on my behalf. I Thank You that I will always have You beside me to intercede for me. Lord deliver me from all my problems. Thank You for I am not alone and You will always be there to help me.  

I ask this O Father in Jesus name, Amen.