She Reads Truth - Prayer in the Bible Day 12

Prayer in the Bible Day 12: Prayers of Intercession 

in Scripture

Day 12 Scripture: Exodus 32

Exodus is the story of the Gold Calf and Moses praying to God to share the people of Israel. 

-Moses goes to God on behalf of the people of Israel

-The people get tired of waiting and wondering when Moses will return and so they go wild and make a new God - the Gold Calf

-Moses pleads and prays to God to not abandon the people even though they turned away from him

-God grants Moses' request, but reminds Moses that when he calls them home God will hold them accountable for their sins (I read this as they will not be entering the gates into heaven, but it is not Moses' concern.)

From my journal:

I will admit that one of my biggest faults is I invest too much into others, and in an attempts to help I put myself into other people's drama. Getting lost and becoming overwhelmed by others is letting our hearts wonder away from God. God wants us to pray prayers of intercession instead of trying to correct other people's problems ourselves. 

God wants us to be interactive through our prayers and conversations with him. God is a personal God. God wishes us to pray for others. 

Intercessory prayer is less about us and God and more about grace and sharing God with others. James 5:16

Praying for others not only shows grace and shares God's greatness, but it's a selfless act shared between you and God. What we need to remember is when we pray for others we are taking the sadness we feel over the situation and giving it to God, we need to feel relief that God is taking care of it. We can pray every time we feel the sadness, but God will make the decision on how to act in the other person's life.