Interceding for Others
We all need help for one thing or another. We can have problems with a business or with customer service, and we have to find someone who will go to bat for us and get things straightened out. Sometimes, we get in trouble. Yes, we did the wrong thing, but it is so nice to have someone step in and try to keep us from having the book thrown at us. This is especially true when it comes to having spiritual problems. We need someone to intercede for us. The psalmist brought up a great example of this when He described how Moses interceded for God's people after they were very unfaithful to God. (Psalm 106:23) So God declared He would destroy His unfaithful people. But Moses, God's chosen one, stepped between the Lord and the people. He begged God to turn from His anger and not destroy them. God heard Moses' prayer and spared His people. We need to see the principles at work here. The people of God had sinned badly. They deserved a severe punishment. God would have been just if ...