He Maketh Intercession For Us



He Maketh Intercession For Us
 
Only From His Word, God has revealed Himself in His written Word, the Scriptures of truth; and in the Living Word, His Son, Jesus Christ.
 
And it is by the Communicated Word revealed in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that we begin thus to get to know Him, whom to know is Life Eternal.
 
Knowledge Is Absolutely Necessary, If We Please God
 
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
Eph 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. 
 
There is one thing that the Christian needs more than he needs any other thing. One thing on which all others rest; and on which all others turn.
 
It is certain from the Word of God, and also from our own experience, that "we know not what we should pray for as we ought."
 
But "the Spirit Himself helpeth our infirmities". He knoweth what we should pray for. He knoweth what we need. He maketh intercession for us and in us.
 
He teacheth us how to pray, and  we have His prayer set forth in these words: "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the Knowledge in Him.

This, then, must be our greatest need: A true knowledge of God .

If the Holy Spirit thus puts it before all other things, it must be because it is more important than any other thing; yea, than all others put together.

This, it is, that lies at the foundation of the Christian Faith; at the threshold of Christian life. It is the essence of all trust.

We cannot trust a person if we do not know him. At least, it is safer for us not to do so; and as a rule we do not. But on the other hand, when we know a person thoroughly well, we cannot help trusting him.
 
No effort to trust is required when we perfectly know a person. The difficulty then is, not to trust.

Why, then, do we not thus trust God? Is not the answer clear? It is because we do not know Him!

Thus we see how this knowledge of God is our greatest need; the very first step of our Christian course.
 
Our trust will ever be in proportion to our knowledge.

If we knew, for example a billionth part of God's infinite wisdom, we should see our own to be such utter folly, that we should not merely be "willing" for His will, but we should desire it.
 
It would be our greatest happiness for Him to do and arrange all for us.
 
We should say, 'Lord, I am so foolish and ignorant; and I know nothing, and can do nothing; I can see only this present moment; I know nothing of tomorrow.
 
But Thou canst see the end from the beginning. Thy wisdom is infinite, and thy love is infinite; for, our Saviour and Lord could say of us to Thee, as Thy beloved Son—"Thou hast loved them, as thou hast loved me
 
 (John 17:23). Do, then, Thine own will. This is my desire, the desire of my heart. This is what I long for above all things.

Those who are in the still lower condition; not "willing," but "willing to made willing," do not see that his condition arises from not knowing God; not knowing how infinite is His love, how vast is His wisdom, how blessed and how sweet is His will.
 
If they did but know something of this, they would yearn for His will. It would be the one great earnest desire and longing of their hearts for Him to do exactly what is pleasing in His own sight, in us, and for us, and through us.

Not knowing this secret, Christians everywhere, are striving and laboring to be "willing" by looking at themselves; and by some definite "act of faith" to do something of themselves.
 
Instead of thinking of His wisdom and His love, they are thinking of themselves and of their "surrender".

But this is labor in vain. Even if it should seem to accomplish something, it is only like tying paper flowers on a plant. They may look natural and fair; but they have no scent, and no life; no fruit, and no seed.
 
It is an artificial, fictitious attempt to produce that which, if they did but know God, would come of itself, without an effort: yea, the effort would be to stop or hinder the mighty power of a true knowledge of God.

The trouble with us is, if we prove our hearts to their depth, that, at the bottom, we think we know better. We would not say it for the world, we would hardly admit it to ourselves. But there it is; and the difficulty of being "made willing" is the proof of it.

If we really knew Him, and believed that He knows better than we do what is good for us, there would be no effort whatever, but only a blessed irrepressible desire for His will.

John 13:7, "What I do thou knowest not now." this is the former of these two words, and tells us that Peter had no intuitive knowledge of what the Lord was doing; and had no means of knowing. It was impossible.
 
The Lord, however, goes on to say, "but thou shalt know ( get to know) hereafter."
 
Peter would learn, and find out, by experience and revelation, what the Lord was then doing.
 
Here the truth is taught that, before any one can get to know God, he must have a spiritual understanding imparted to him.
 
With this agrees 1 Cor 2:14. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he get to know them." Why not?
 
Because "they are spiritually discerned."
 
The natural man has no means of getting to know spiritual things.
 
A spiritual understanding must first be "given" to him. Then he is able not only to discern, but to love and delight in the revelation of spiritual things, and to get to know Him, "the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent." "This is life eternal"
 
John 17:3  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

The importance of getting to know God is thus again wondrously emphasized as our one great need.
 
This knowledge is not only the basis of trust in God; not only the foundation of Christian faith; but of Christian life.
 
Practical life and walk will be in direct proportion to our knowledge of God.
 
In Col 1:9,10, we have it applied for our correction and instruction. "For this cause, we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire".
 
Desire what?
 
"That ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding."
 
Why?
 
For what purpose?
 
To what end?
 
"THAT YE MAY WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD UNTO ALL PLEASING, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD."
 
Then, to walk worthy of the Lord, I must know Him?
 
Exactly so. If I would please Him in all things I must know how to please Him.
 
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
 
Is this all that is required?
 
All that I have to do?
 
Yes, this is all. Then I have not to rush hither and thither; from Convention to Convention?
 
No, I have to sit down before God's Word, and get to know Him through that.
 
There is no other way of getting to know Him.
 
And He has given us His Word, and revealed Himself therein, on purpose that we may study it and find out what it is that pleases Him; what it is He loves; what it is He hates; what it is He does.
 
To get to know His wisdom, His will, His infinite love, His almighty power, His faithfulness, His holiness, His righteousness, His truth, His goodness and mercy, His long-suffering, His gentleness, His care, and all the innumerable attributes of our great and glorious God.

See how this knowledge is absolutely necessary, if we would please God.

We cannot please any of our friends unless we know what they are pleased with.
 
If we would make a present to one of them, we naturally think, or try to find out, what it is he or she needs or would be pleased to have.
 
If we are receiving a guest, we naturally try to remember or find out what pleases him in food or drink, in occupation or recreation.
 
If we cannot find this out, then we have to guess at it, and we may or may not succeed in our effort to please.
 
We may take the greatest trouble and pains, and yet, after all, we may arrange for or provide the very thing which is most disliked.

It is even so with our God. How are we to find out the things that please Him? How are we to discover the things He approves?
 
2 Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
 
Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
 
  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.

He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens (like lost sheep)

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25
 
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