I got to have my grandmother until I was in my early forties, but when she died I was desolate. I remember weeping, "But who is going to pray for me now?" I knew that every single day my grandmother prayed for me, my husband, and my children. She prayed because she loved me. As I faced life without Gram, my older sister, Lloys Jean, hugged me and promised me that she would pray for me. And she has. What I didn't remember was that Jesus Himself would pray for me.
One of my resolves for this year is to be more faithful in prayer for those I love. I want to be the spiritual anchor for others that my grandmother was for me. But in the last few days I have been considering the most important Prayer Warrior of all. I don't remember grasping this fact before: Jesus prays for me! What a precious thought. In John 17: 9, in the last hours of Jesus' earthly life, He said "I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me for they are thine." He was praying for His disciples, but He was praying for me as well. John 17:20 says, "I pray not for them alone, but for them also which shall believe through their word." That's me! I am one who believed what God recorded in His Word. I believed what those early Christians said. And Jesus prays for me.
The subject comes up again in Hebrews 7:25. "Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them." He is interceding for me.
One of the most important prayers Jesus has prayed for me is mentioned in John 14:16. He prayed the Father to give another Comforter who would abide with me forever. When Jesus would no longer be with believers Himself physically, He made sure someone would speak up for me. He knew I couldn't handle life by myself. There are times when I am overwhelmed. All I want to do is cry and call His name over and over. I don't know what I should pray for. That's when the Spirit steps in for me. Romans 8:26, "The Spirit also helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
I don't remember this wonderful promise being covered in a sermon or Sunday School lesson, but it's true. I want this to be a part of my consciousness. I have an amazing Comforter, a faithful interceder. Praise the Lord!
Faith Himes Lamb
Amen
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