Jesus Cares!
"I do not pray for these alone,
but also for those who will
believe in Me through their
word."
John 17: 20
When you have a burden or a need and want
to ask someone to pray for you, whom do you
call? Our human tendency is to ask someone
who's faithful, who is mature in spiritual things,
and, above all, someone who cares for us.
There is a Person like that who has
demonstrated His willingness to
pray for us: Jesus
Christ.
At the heart of these prayers is Jesus’ desire
for his disciples to have joy through knowing
His Father and to know the same love from
the Father that Jesus has known.
Do you
know Jesus prays this prayer for you?
We know that Jesus continues to intercede for
us now (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25), but His
prayers began on the night of His greatest
passion.
Trust that Jesus is happy to intercede for you:
“Casting
all your care upon Him, for He cares
for you” (1 Peter 5:7).
"We are never more
like Christ than in
prayers of intercession."
Austin Phelps