INTERCESSORS GOD’S AGENTS
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“…then the Lord saw it, and it
displeased Him that there was no justice.
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor;…When
the enemy comes in, like a flood the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard
against him.”—Isaiah 59:15, 16, 19
An intercessor is someone who prays
on behalf of someone; the intercessor pleads on somebody’s behalf. The Scriptures give to us many examples of
intercessors who prayed or pleaded for individuals, groups of people and even
nations. Today the nations of the world
need intercessors; people who will
rise up and take their place as one of God’s
agents in pushing back the forces of darkness that try to overtake people
and nations. One such individual who
stood up in his nation’s time of crisis was a young man named David.
I Samuel 17 is the account of David
slaying Goliath, a mighty warrior, who was in the Philistine army. In fact he represented the defiant army, who
had come to do battle with Israel. No solider in the Israeli army dared fight
him because of his huge stature as a giant. However this young teenage boy,
representing his nation, stood up to the giant and killed him.
If we would look at David by the
world’s standards, he did not look like someone who would be God’s agent. He was young, his own brothers thought that
he was arrogant, his family was not significant leaders in the community, and
he had no experience as a military man. However
as we examine what David did when the enemy had came in, we can draw from this
battle some attributes that made him God’s champion as an intercessor. You can apply the same principles of David’s
attributes that made him God’s champion as an intercessor into your life.
David was prepared ahead of time
(“…he chose for himself five smooth
stones from the brook, had put them in a shepherd’s band, in a pouch which he
had, and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine” vs.
40).
Prepare ahead of time—put on the
armor of God. “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God,
that you may be able to withstand it the evil day, having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of
the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this
end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints” Ephesians
6:11-18).
Be an expert (“Then David put his hand in his bag and took
out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that
the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth” vs.
49). Shepherds always kept stones in
their bags not waiting for an emergency to arrive before getting one. The stones were smooth and round so they
could go to their mark and not sail out of course. Men of Israel were adept at slinging stones
and many hundreds could throw at a hairsbreadth and never miss (Judges 20:16)
David must have been among the best that used a sling.
Be an expert in handling the Word
of God (“But we have renounced the hidden things of
shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but
by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in
the sight of God” 2 Corinthians 4:2).
Be sure of your mark—run to the
battle (“…that all the earth
may know that there is a God in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know that
the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and
He will give you into our hands…David hurried and ran toward the army to meet
the Philistine” vs. 46-48).
Compassion pulls people from the
fire (But you beloved,
building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion, making a distinction;
but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire. Hating even the
garment defiled by the flesh” Jude 20-23).
An Agent of God, is one who loves God and has faith in His saving,
delivering, and keeping ability. One who
is prepared with the Word of God to rescue people from the wiles of Satan.
Prayer—Lord
today I yield myself to Your Holy Spirit to rescue people from the forces of
satanic influence, in Jesus Name. Amen.
