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you an intercessor? Some people think they are intercessors, but they are
simply praying for many needs. That is not true intercession.
What is Intercession?
Many people think that intercession is bringing a whole
long list of things to the Lord and praying through them one by one. But that
is not what intercession is and a great many people are misdirected in this
area. In the words of a great preacher, "Intercession is not bringing a
list to the Lord. Intercession is coming to receive a list from the
Lord." Below is a very brief summary of the basics of intercession.
How Do you Go About Interceding?
An intercessor is basically someone who stands in the gap
as the Lord’s spokesman. You need to simply come to the Lord in prayer and
make yourself available to Him, and allow Him to reveal to you who and what
you are to pray for. Then you follow through with what He gives you. You can
bring a need to the Lord on your own, but then wait for His direction and
timing. It may not be right to pray about it then, but at a later stage the
Lord will remind you of that need, and you can be led to deal with it more
fully. To be effective you need to constantly wait on His direction and get
your mind out of the way.
How Does the Lord Speak?
The Lord speaks to you through various means, but by far
the easiest and safest way is for Him to give you visions. If you can pray in
tongues, that is all you need to do, and as you are praying the Lord will
bring someone to your mind, or He will show you a situation He wants you to
pray about. It is not common for you to hear an audible voice, but you will
likely have someone come to mind, or you will 'see' them in your mind.
Keep a Diary of Visions
It is really exciting if you are moving in intercession, to
keep a diary of what the Lord shows you, and what you felt He was telling you
to pray about. Then, when you begin to get answers that line up with what is
in your diary, it will motivate you and help you to move fully into it. If you
are first starting out, you may have a very small success ratio, but keep at
it, because sooner or later you will see more and more answers coming to pass,
and you will become confident in this ministry.
Practice Continually
Just a small note of warning: This is something that needs
to be practiced constantly. You need to fine-tune your spirit to the Spirit of
the Lord, and start to know His will more and more clearly. And the only way
to do that is to pray in tongues continually. Hebrews 5:14 says this: But
solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason
of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
It is through use that you are going to grow and discern
more easily what the Lord is wanting you to speak out.
For a more detailed study, Prophetic
Intercession is a detailed and excellent overview of the intercessory
ministry.
