Bible Verse of the Day Saturday July 22nd ,2023

1 Samuel 7:5 Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.”

When one of our fellow brothers or sisters in Christ says they will pray for us, do we respond with a cheerful thank you and then fail to think of it again? There is no greater expression of Christian love than when someone goes to God on our behalf. There is a possibility that we might not even be enjoying the blessings of God today if someone had not prayed for us. Jesus informed Peter: Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31-32). Did God answer that prayer? Most Assuredly, even after the shameful denial of Peter that he did not even know Jesus. Peter eventually led one of the greatest spiritual awakenings the world had ever experienced and two books in the Holy Word of God bear his name.

There is no time limit regarding prayer; in prayer, we can inject ourselves into any setting at any moment in time, as we claim the promises of God (Mark 11:24). When the Nation of Israel was about to be wiped off the face of the earth by the Philistines Samuel Said that he would plead to God on their behalf. As a result of the prayer offered by Samuel God resounded against the enemies of Israel (1 Samuel 7:10). I have often wondered if that was where some of the old timers began the expression: “Praying up a storm.”

God intervenes in our lives through invitation, that is, our prayers on our behalf or the behalf of another person or group of people. Our prayers on behalf of another person are our entry point into the situation. If we offer to pray for someone, we should always follow up with the one we prayed for. We should also understand that the one prayer we offer for another should include another prayer of thanksgiving for God’s blessing in the life of the one we prayed for. Some may ask: yes, but what if God does not intervene in the life of the person or people we prayed for? God always answers prayers in his time and in his will and way. Anytime we pray to God in the name of Jesus, God authorizes the Holy Spirit to work for our good, on our behalf. Let us all keep that in our minds the next time someone says to us, “I’ll pray for you,” or we say to another, “I’ll Pray for you.”