Message and Thought for Today: Isaiah 59:16, "Holiness or Hardness Toward God?" The reason many of us stop praying and become hard with God is that we only have an emotional interest in prayer. It sounds good to say that we pray, and that we read books on prayer which tell us that prayer is beneficial; that our minds are quieted and our souls are uplifted when we pray. Isaiah implied in this verse that God is amazed at such thoughts about prayer. Worship and intercession must go together; one is impossible without the other. Intercession means raising ourselves up to the point of getting the mind of Christ regarding the person of whom we are praying (see Philippians 2:5). Are we worshiping God in a way that will raise us up to where we can take hold of Him, having such intimate contact with Him that we know His mind about the ones for whom we pray? Are we living a Holy relationship with God, or have we become very hard? If you find yourself thinking no one is interceding properly, then be that person yourself. Be a person who worships God and lives a holy relationship with Him. Interceding for others will show the real work of prayer, and God blesses those who do the real work. "Pray for someone today." From the Rev.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:50:40 +0000
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