Intercession For Victory Series

Visualize your own persistent intercession enabling victory in the life of someone you love.

There is another image related to intercessory prayer I want to suggest this morning.

It is an image described by John found in God’s throne room.

Then I saw in the right hand of the One seated on the throne a scroll with writing on the inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it. And I cried and cried because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or even to look in it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. He came and took [the scroll] out of the right hand of the One seated on the throne. When He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Revelation 5:1-8

God keeps our tears in a bottle and our prayers in a bowl.

You have taken account of my wanderings; put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? Psa 56:8

The point is that our prayers are never wasted.

Even though they may not be answered immediately or like we want, they are continually on God’s to do list.

God instructs us not to worry and invites us to let our requests be made known to Him and to cast all our care on Him because He cares for us.

Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens (to intercede for us)—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. Hebrews 4:14-16

At the foot of God’s throne is a bowl which holds the intercessory prayers of the saints awaiting fulfillment.

Seated on that awesome throne is an awesome God of grace who delights in the prayers of His people (they are a sweet fragrance) and will respond to our presence with mercy and He will grant grace to help us at the proper time.

Your prayers may be the source of victory for someone.

Your prayers are a sweet fragrance to God.

Your prayers are continually before God’s throne awaiting His action.

Deliverance, life, protection, healing, peace, victory over the attacks of the enemy and occupation of territory promised by God.