Psalms 22
2. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? [You are] far from my salvation [and] from the words of my moaning. ב. אֵלִי אֵלִי לָמָה עֲזַבְתָּנִי רָחוֹק מִישׁוּעָתִי דִּבְרֵי שַׁאֲגָתִי:
3. My God, I call out by day and You do not reply, and at night I do not keep silent. ג. אֱלֹהַי אֶקְרָא יוֹמָם וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה וְלַיְלָה וְלֹא דוּמִיָּה לִי:

7. But I am a worm and not a man; a reproach of man, despised by peoples. ז. וְאָנֹכִי תוֹלַעַת וְלֹא אִישׁ חֶרְפַּת אָדָם וּבְזוּי עָם:
8. All who see me will mock me; they will open their lips, they will shake their head. ח. כָּל רֹאַי יַלְעִגוּ לִי יַפְטִירוּ בְשָׂפָה יָנִיעוּ רֹאשׁ:
9. One should cast his trust upon the Lord, and He will rescue him; He will save him because He delights in him. ט. גֹּל אֶל יְהֹוָה יְפַלְּטֵהוּ יַצִּילֵהוּ כִּי חָפֵץ בּוֹ:
10. For You drew me from the womb; You made me secure on my mother's breasts. י. כִּי אַתָּה גֹחִי מִבָּטֶן מַבְטִיחִי עַל שְׁדֵי אִמִּי:
11. Upon You, I was cast from birth; from my mother's womb You are my God. יא. עָלֶיךָ הָשְׁלַכְתִּי מֵרָחֶם מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אֵלִי אָתָּה:
12. Do not distance Yourself from me, for distress is near; for there is none to help. יב. אַל תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי כִּי צָרָה קְרוֹבָה כִּי אֵין עוֹזֵר:
13. Great bulls have surrounded me; the mighty ones of Bashan encompassed me. יג. סְבָבוּנִי פָּרִים רַבִּים אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן כִּתְּרוּנִי:
14. They opened their mouth against me [like] a tearing, roaring lion. יד. פָּצוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף וְשֹׁאֵג:
15. I was spilled like water, and all my bones were separated; my heart was like wax, melting within my innards. טו. כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָי:
16. My strength became dried out like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaves to my palate; and You set me down in the dust of death. טז. יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ | כֹּחִי וּלְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֹחָי וְלַעֲפַר מָוֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵנִי:
17. For dogs have surrounded me; a band of evildoers has encompassed me, like a lion, my hands and feet. יז. כִּי סְבָבוּנִי כְּלָבִים עֲדַת מְרֵעִים הִקִּיפוּנִי כָּאֲרִי יָדַי וְרַגְלָי:
18. I tell about all my bones. They look and gloat over me. יח. אֲסַפֵּר כָּל עַצְמוֹתָי הֵמָּה יַבִּיטוּ יִרְאוּ בִי:
19. They share my garments among themselves and cast lots for my raiment. יט. יְחַלְּקוּ בְגָדַי לָהֶם וְעַל לְבוּשִׁי יַפִּילוּ גוֹרָל:
20. But You, O Lord, do not distance Yourself; my strength, hasten to my assistance. כ. וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה אַל תִּרְחָק אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חוּשָׁה:
23. I will tell Your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise You. כג. אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לְאֶחָי בְּתוֹךְ קָהָל אֲהַלְלֶךָּ:
24. You who fear the Lord, praise Him; all the seed of Jacob, honor Him, and fear Him, all the seed of Israel. כד. יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה | הַלְלוּהוּ כָּל זֶרַע יַעֲקֹב כַּבְּדוּהוּ וְגוּרוּ מִמֶּנוּ כָּל זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל:

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Yeshua stands between life and death in Intercession to the Father on our behalf. Continued on Intercession

And again in Numbers 14:20 the Lord said, I have pardoned according to your word.  The people were afraid to take possession and go into the Land of Promise due to the slanderous report of the spies that had inspected the Land of Canaan.  He was going to punish them for not believing that God would be victorious through them.  God actually took offense to their unbelief in His ability to fight on their behalf.  But Moses stood in the gap/breach, he stood between life and death for the rebellious people.  God heard His prayer and answered.  We all have someone who stood in intercession for us when we were in rebellion or a hard place in life. 
Are you in a place in your life where you are doubting what God has spoken to you or over you?  Do not doubt. Your Abba Father is the One who will fight on your behalf if you choose Him to be your priority in life.


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Friday, March 4, 2011

Yeshua stands between life and death in Intercession to the Father on our behalf.

Just as Moses stood between life and death for the people of Israel.  Yeshua(Jesus), ever lives to make intercession for us before the father.  It is also the example that we should look at when we pray for someone or intercede for them before the Lord.  There are many believers who would argue that “If God is sovereign why should I pray for others?”
 In Numbers 16, the leaders of Israel stood between life and death for the Israelites. 
Here is the account:
 Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer and put fire in it from off the altar and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun!
 So Aaron took the burning censer as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.
And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed.
Two chapters before this, in Numbers 14:20 the Lord said, I have pardoned according to your word.  This is proof that the Lord desires we intercede for others and He will harken to our petition that is according to His Word.  The Lord is not willing that any should perish but all come to repentance.

Another famous story of intercession is when Abraham pleaded with the angel of the Lord for Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham pleaded for the righteous of the city to be saved out of the trouble that was coming even to the point of saving both cities for the sake of 10 people.  Where is our compassion today in interceding for others?

The Lord is long-suffering and slow to anger, and abundant in mercy and loving-kindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression;
He does require an ACTION on our part.  This ACTION is PRAYING,(INTERCEDING), for others.  This is not just the job of the leader of your congregation, it is your responsibility before Yeshua.

 Jesus died for the WHOLE world-so that ALL could come near to the throne of God.
Today, who is it that is on your mind or comes to your mind?  Did you lift them up to the Lord in prayer?  Is there someone who Holy Spirit has you focused on to intercede for.  Or are we comfortable with the world who is spiritually and physically dying around us?  Maybe it does not hurt our heart to see people`s lives fall apart.  Today take time to intercede for those Holy Spirit reminds you of.

 
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