“Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us”- Romans 8:34
The expression “friends in high places” is common to most. Those who enjoy such normally are seen as advantaged over others. Indeed, certain privileged individuals can be accused of certain crimes but because they have “friends in high places” nothing comes of those accusations. Their “friends” intervene for them.
For believers in Christ we also have a “friend in high place” and that is the most important court there in life. No believer in Christ is spared of enemies after all there is always the “accuser of the brethren” who moves “to and fro seeking who to devour”! Satan, and his minions, have mastered the strategy of coming up with trumped up charges to convict those who dare express faith in Christ!
Fortunately for us who believe in Christ we are not alone. As the enemy conjures up all kinds of nonsensical charges against us which, might even seem to carry the day, there is that friend of ours, seated at the right hand of God, interceding for us. For “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them”- Hebrews 7:25
This should bring comfort to any of us, especially the one who finds himself facing false accusations. But there is also a caveat here. For that “friend in high place” to intercede for us, he must know our needs too. To intervene in a matter on behalf of someone the important friend must first hear the contents of the case to dismantle them before the throne of the living God.
Hence, being the case, believers must ever be in the business of taking their pleas and laying all their burdens before the Chief intercessor, Christ Jesus our Lord! This is why prayers matter, the route to our Chief intercessor!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, because of our faith in you the enemy is ever at work conjuring up all sorts of false accusations against those that believe, but thank God we have a friend who is ever interceding for us, through whom we lay all our needs and burdens to bring to you for victory, this we we pray in Jesus’s name!
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27/04/2024 - 28/04/2024 All day“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God” (Psalm 42:1).
In the wildlife, a common feature is predatory animals chasing after less ferocious ones, which on a bad day become good dinner. Through the savannah plains of Africa the antelope tends to suffer that fate. After a long chase from a mighty lion, cheetah or leopard; antelopes that survive tend to retreat to a fresh water spot. There they gladly refresh their quench with streams of water.
King David, must have been more familiar with deer, as there are more common in the Northern Hemisphere. For us in the tropics we can substitute the deer with our antelope, commonly chased by predators. After a long chase, of course all pant for pints of water.
The significance of this metaphor is that whenever we encounter any situation that puts us on a chase, where do we run to! Habakuk 3:19 says, “The Lord God give my strength. He helps me run fast like deer. He leads me safely on the mountains” (Habakuk 3:19).
Two things of note here. The Lord can make us run as fast as the fastest antelope being chased by a predator to a well of safety. And of course, as we run, we have that the well of God to end up to and refresh ourselves! This is why David wrote, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:11).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today like the antelopes of the wildlife I run to you, to that well of life, which refreshes my soul, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
