When life gets busy it’s usually the tiny hours in the morning that end up belonging to the Lord. Prayer has become a center focus of my life since I got baptized in fall of 2019 and came to know Christ. It’s these little conversations that calm my heart and steady my walk.
As I was praying tonight, I felt the Lord calling out to the intercessors. Calling to those people who are quiet and keep to themselves. The ones that are uncomfortable trying to preach to crowds or pray for others in public. Not everyone is called to a platform. Some are called to teach, some to preach, some to evangelize, some to scribe, and so on. One of the most important callings that we share is the call to intercessory prayer.
Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying to the Lord on behalf of oneself or others. The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Timothy specified that intercession prayers should be made for all people. Everyone deserves to have someone praying for them.
Many of the friends I know that have a great intercessory gift are quiet and more reserved. There have been times where I know people have felt like their gifts weren’t as prominent as others in the room. I’m here to tell you that interceding on behalf of others in prayer is one of the most important things we can do for one another as the body of Christ.
I’ll give you a quick example of why it’s important to intercede in prayer and why it’s important to speak with others in the body of Christ about the supernatural experiences that you have. This is how we all work together as one.
During the mission trip to California, we had a wonderful church service on a Tuesday night and we followed it up with worship. There was a beautiful younger lady that was across the room from me about 5 feet away. I was sitting on the floor singing in the spirit and I felt the atmosphere change a little bit. All of a sudden I heard this demon growl right behind my right ear. I turned my head and Jen was behind me. It wasn’t coming from Jen. I looked around again and saw the girl standing across from me with her arms raised. Her hands began to shake a little. I was on spiritual alert but I wasn’t sure what I was dealing with or if it was her. Plus I was in a new city in a new church and I really didn’t want to go all ghost busters on everyone right away because they barely knew me. So I closed my eyes and went back to worshiping.
As worship continued I heard that same demon growl again, this time in my left ear. It was as loud as if a German shepherd would have been right behind my ear. I opened my eyes and this time I knew that it was pretty much making me so aware of its presence that I had to act. It was burning in my bones that this thing had to go. I stood up and placed my hands on her lower back and stomach and began to quietly command things out as led. In my head I was thinking this would be a super quiet few minute little cough and she would be good to go. Then this thing came up and started getting loud then I started praying in the spirit Loud and all I could think of was this thing letting her go and how this was really only my third experience with something like this in person and I just had to help her. It came to a stopping point and the Pastor of the church, Sean, and Kevin both came over and took over. As I stood up I received a word of knowledge and went around the back hallway of the kitchen to get to the other side. I put my hand on her back and commanded all siren spirits to go and a few moments after that, everything else went and it calmed down, it all left and this girl stood up with the most beautiful eyes and glow in her face and a smile that would light up a room.
Now the important part about intercessory prayer comes next. My wonderful and super sensitive in the spirit friend Rachel R. came over to me. She said that as we were worshipping that girl was highlighted to her and she saw prophetically in the spirit like a stage and curtains opening and the Lord spoke a word. I can’t remember if it was freedom or step out or something along those lines, Rachel you can comment and correct me lol, but she said that she wasn’t sure what to do, not as in she didn’t know what to do, but as in the Holy Spirit wasn’t giving her an action, so she simply prayed. Then she said seconds after she began to intercede in prayer, I got up from across the room to lay hands on her and began to pray and command the spirits to go.
Now I was over there not sure about standing out and stepping out of my lane. This wasn’t my territory. I was letting fear keep me still. That moment of intercession likely changed the entire trajectory of that evening. Who knows how it would have went if that didn’t happen.
The importance of sharing these things with one another is in this lesson. I had no idea she prayed, she had no idea I was hesitating. If we hadn’t talked to one another then we wouldn’t have this amazing testimony about how quick the Lord responds to the prayers of his intercessors.
It’s important to pray. It’s important to pray in the spirit. Pray without ceasing and watch your life drastically change with Jesus by your side. Use the gifts that the Lord is giving you. No gift is too big or too small. You matter, you’re an important part of the body of Christ. If I can do this, so can anyone.
Romans 8:26 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Mark 11:24 - Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing.
Jeremiah 33:3 - Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
1 Timothy 2:1-6
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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