"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it". John 14:12-14
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Whatever we ask in Christ's name, He shall give it to us. To ask in Christ's name, is to plead intercession, and to depend upon that plea. It is to know without a doubt that we will receive whatever we ask for He will give it to us. Which means, once asked, we need to stop worrying. We need to be able to rest in peace and in the knowledge that Jesus is able. The word intercessor means counselor, monitor, and comforter. When we become born again, our faith is strong and we believe in our untested faith, we are ready to move mountains and we do believe that we can overcome any trial or temptation; yet when faced with a real problem, we all too often cave in under the pressures of the situation and the influence of others with little faith. I know how intense the pressure of life can get, from financial disaster, to repeated rejection, to acute pain and illness, and to constant mistakes and failures, but Jesus died to take away all of our troubles. He cares about every area of our lives. It saddened me that most people never experienced true love and as a result, they struggle with accepting the love of God, but my dear friend, God truly does love you and this is the kind of love you can depend on.
Jesus is ALIVE in Heaven and makes intercession for us constantly; when we have a need (small or enormous) and we call on His name, we have the assurance/guarantee that He will answer our prayers, and for that there shouldn't be any reason to worry. As we get older, our faith should get stronger and not the other way around. As we experience God's goodness we have to let go of ourselves and faithfully let Him take the lead. As we experience the saving power of Christ, we need to be able to settle in God's given peace. I was thinking of Abraham and David earlier this morning, as I go through my own trial, and I thought both of those men had great faith in God but they did not have the advantages of having Christ as intercessor. They knew without a shadow of a doubt, from their close relationship with God, that He was real and that He keeps all of His promises. Trusting God was a way of life. We now have a Bible with countless accounts of miracles, with testimonies of God's infallible word. We have countless literature and a variety of Christian television stations proclaiming the Good News of Christ and yet we still struggle with our faith. We need to learn to stand (firmly) on the Word.
Let's get back to basic today. Let's believe that Christ is alive, sitting at the right of the father at this moment, pleading our cases (big and small). Let's believe that we already won our battles through His death on Calvary. Let's accept the healing (of all diseases) and emotional wholeness that His death brought us. Let's understand that our well-being is a priority to Him. Let's trust Him to keep us safe in this scary and fragmented world. Let us know without a doubt that God He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He will do for you and I what He's done for others. Believe Him to care about your situations today (all of them) and soon your harvest, your victory that you already have on the super-natural will manifest itself in the natural. Remember, you are not alone. You have an intercessor in Christ. Rely on Jesus, Rely on is immutable, unconditional love and be blessed.
Praise the Lord!
