Intercession

Throughout the New Testament, we hear about Jesus interceding for us in prayer. Well if that’s what Jesus did and we are supposed to look like Christ, we need to be interceding for others, most importantly our spouses. We also read several other places in the bible where people would intercede for others to spare them from God’s wrath. Abraham intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah, pleading with God to not punish the righteous with the wicked. Job intercedes for his friends when God tells them He is angry with them about how they dealt with Job during his suffering. And Jesus interceded for us even on the cross as He was dying, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34. How often do we not even realize the sin that we are doing and without the divine trinity interceding for us, all hope would be lost? So how do we take that and apply it to our marriage? How many times has your husband sinned against you? Probably too many to count. But as wives, it’s not our job to keep a record of wrongdoings, it’s our job to pray for our husbands because, at the end of the day, it is only God who can change someone and only God who can save someone.

Intercessory prayer is probably one of the most difficult because it is all focused on someone else. Plus we usually intercede for someone after they have hurt us in some way. Maybe they meant to hurt us, maybe they didn’t, but either way, the hurt still happened. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16. Who ever thought that praying for someone else would help you heal? Only our Lord. He is just so awesome that way, that while we think and care for others, He is working on a double miracle.