Romans 8:26-27,34 (NKJV) Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God…. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
We are extremely blessed today. These Scriptures reveal to us that the Holy Spirit is interceding through us and Jesus is interceding for us at the right hand of the Father. So if God is interceding for us, and nudging us to pray for others, He is on our side, and He is certainly not the source of the tribulation that we are facing.
Because the wrath of God towards sin has been dealt with on the cross of Calvary, and the blood of Jesus Christ has appeased God, we are at peace with God today. We are in an everlasting covenant with God, and we get to partner with Him to intercede for a situation. God consistently needs people to pray and intercede in various situations so that He can act, and we need to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit who might put a burden in our hearts to pray for those we know or don’t know.
Prayer and intercession move God and invokes Him to act. We are able to partner with God in prayer because He has a heart of compassion towards His people regardless of whether they are saved or unsaved. Because God loves us all, He is still looking for people in the church age to intercede for others out of the same love. Therefore, when we are moved by the Holy Spirit to pray for a known or unknown cause, it must be done out of our love for the people, and we need to be mentally prepared that we may be moved by God to wake up in the middle of the night or at an inconvenient time to pray.
If we know that God is not the source of our tribulation, then who is? It is either the attack of the evil one or the work of our flesh. Therefore, we should ask ourselves whether there is something that has led to the crisis—the work of the flesh or wrong choices that we have made—and deal with them! Nevertheless, don’t be discouraged when you are hard pressed on every side, because God is on your side and Jesus is interceding for you!
Sermon Series: Partnering in Prayer with God through Intercession
祂站在你这边
罗马书 8:26-27,34况且，我们的软弱有圣灵帮助；我们本不晓得当怎样祷告，只是圣灵亲自 用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告。鉴察人心的，晓得圣灵的意思，因为圣灵照着神的旨意替圣徒祈求……34谁能定他们的罪呢？有基督耶稣已经死了，而且从死里复活，现今在神的右边，也替我们祈求。
我们如今非常蒙恩。这些经文向我们启示圣灵正在借着我们代求，而耶稣正在父神的右边为我们代求。所以，如果上帝在为我们代祷，并且还鼓励我们为别人祈祷，那么祂就是站在我们这边的，那么祂当然不会是我们所面临的苦难的根源。
因为神对罪的忿怒已经在髑髅地的十字架上得到了平息，耶稣基督的血已经安抚了神的怒气，所以我们如今就与神和好了。我们与神同在一个永远的约里，我们可以和他一起搭档为一个情况代求。神总是需要人们在各种情况下祷告和代祷，这样祂才能采取行动，我们需要敏于圣灵，因为圣灵可能会将负担放在我们心上，要我们为那些认识或不认识的人祷告。
祷告和代祷感动神，并祈求祂采取行动。我们能够在祷告中与神同工，因为祂对祂的子民怀有一颗怜悯的心，不管他们是得救的还是未得救的。因为神爱我们所有人，出于同样的爱，在教会时代祂仍然在寻找人为别人代祷。所以，当我们被圣灵感动，为一个已知的或未知的原因祷告时，我们一定要怀着对他人的爱来祷告，我们要有心理准备，我们可能被神感动在半夜醒来，或者在不方便的时候祷告。
如果我们知道上帝不是我们苦难的根源，那么谁是呢?要么是那恶者的攻击，要么是我们血气的工作。因此，我们应该问问自己，是否有什么东西导致了危机？是血气的工作还是我们做出的错误选择？然后要处理它们 ！然而，当你四围受敌的时候，不要灰心，因为神正站在你这边，耶稣正在为你代求。
讲章系列: 借着代祷与神同工