Grace For The Journey

Robert Murray McCheyne, a 19^th Century minister in the Church of Scotland, once said, “If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.  Yet distance makes no difference.  He is praying for me.”  Did you know that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for you right now?

The Bible says in Romans 8:34, “Who is he who condemns?  It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.”

McCheyne provided great insight into tremendous power in the life of the believer.  Even though he could not hear the Lord praying in the room next to him, he knew that Jesus was indeed praying from His throne room in heaven.  Regardless of what you might be facing today, you are facing it in the power of Christ and His prayer for you.

Jesus is praying for you continually.

Jesus prayed in John 17:20-21, “My prayer is not for them alone but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that Your sent Me.”

In His earthly ministry, our Lord prayed fervently and specifically for His disciples who would be left behind to continue the ministry of the Gospel He had initiated.  But notice, that His prayer is not only for them.  It is for you and me and all those who would believe in the truths of the Gospel.

Knowing that Jesus prayed for us then

And is praying for us now

Is a source of great power for every believer.

What is there to fear with Jesus on the throne?  As Robert Murray McCheyne said, distance makes no difference when it comes to the power of prayer from the throne room of grace.

The Bible says in Hebrews 7:24-25, “But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.  Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

Jesus is praying for you in the middle of your trials, tests, and temptations.

Jesus is praying for you in the middle of your storms, sufferings, and sorrows.

His prayer is your power, regardless of what you are currently dealing with in this life.

Jesus has already conquered every foe we will ever face.  Even the last and most fearful enemy was defeated when Jesus “abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”  (2 Timothy 1:10).

So let us advance confidently in the direction our Lord is calling us to go.  Our praying Savior has paved the way for us to walk by faith and not by sight, because we know He has walked the path before us and is walking it with us today.  His prayer is our power, and that power is greater than any power we will ever encounter in both life and death.

This is God’s Word For Today … This Is Grace For The Journey

Rest and Rejoice in this eternal truth!

Pastor Terry

Ephesians 4:7 – “But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.”

Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”