For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; ( 1 Timothy 2:5)
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. ( Hebrews 7:25)
During the days of Jesus' earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. 8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. 9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him 10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ( Heb. 5:7-10)
In Luke 22:43 we see that an angel from heaven strengthened Christ in Gethsemene; this was so that He wouldn't die before the cross as He was sweating great drops of blood with water at the time due to stress.
It is more than sobering to consider these things; as a man Christ had to "learn" as it were obedience and therefore God exalted Him. This is in regard to ruling and reigning on the earth but certainly it can't be emphasized enough that because of His atonement we can now be seated in heavenly places and Satan is already defeated. We see His sufferings and it is hard to handle the sorrow that it brings knowing that we put Him there and He had to experience separation from God and our sins for He who never knew sin. Therefore; there surely is no excuse for any arrogance on our part or lack of dependence on the Lord as He purchased us from the slave market where we were doomed to hell and we are now adopted sons of God ( Eph. 1:5).
Let us consider several ways He intercedes in regard to prayer. I have already considered our sinful nature and fleshly desires that may confuse our minds when approaching the Lord in prayer. There are also limitations we have as to intellectual unnderstanding of situations around us; and finally we don't know what is best for others of His ways.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. ( Hebrews 7:25)
During the days of Jesus' earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. 8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. 9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him 10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ( Heb. 5:7-10)
In Luke 22:43 we see that an angel from heaven strengthened Christ in Gethsemene; this was so that He wouldn't die before the cross as He was sweating great drops of blood with water at the time due to stress.
It is more than sobering to consider these things; as a man Christ had to "learn" as it were obedience and therefore God exalted Him. This is in regard to ruling and reigning on the earth but certainly it can't be emphasized enough that because of His atonement we can now be seated in heavenly places and Satan is already defeated. We see His sufferings and it is hard to handle the sorrow that it brings knowing that we put Him there and He had to experience separation from God and our sins for He who never knew sin. Therefore; there surely is no excuse for any arrogance on our part or lack of dependence on the Lord as He purchased us from the slave market where we were doomed to hell and we are now adopted sons of God ( Eph. 1:5).
Let us consider several ways He intercedes in regard to prayer. I have already considered our sinful nature and fleshly desires that may confuse our minds when approaching the Lord in prayer. There are also limitations we have as to intellectual unnderstanding of situations around us; and finally we don't know what is best for others of His ways.
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