Title: The Intercessor / Topic:Jesus

Today’s Reading: Job 16; Acts 21; Acts 22; Acts 23

Scripture: Job 16:19-21
19 Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.
20 My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;
21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads for his friend.

Observation: The New Testament tells us that Jesus is our intercessor and friend and that he pleads our case before God continually (Heb. 7:24-25). Somehow, way before Jesus came physically to earth, Job understood that this is how God worked on man's behalf. Job was in such intimate relationship with his Creator that he knew things about God that no one else (or at least very few) knew.

Application: This is one of our greatest benefits as believers. Our Friend, Jesus, pleads our case before God whenever we blow it. He also stands before God to refute the accusations that Satan makes against us. We need to trust in our Advocate, coming quickly to him when we sin. He is the only one who can "get us off" of any of he charges brought against us. And like Job, we need to seek his face so that God reveals mysteries to us about his character that we wouldn't know except through revelation.

Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, for pleading our case to our Heavenly Father. I count on you interceding for me. Help me to also take my place in following your example, to intercede for others. I want your will to be done in the lives of all those I love. Deliver us all from deception and reveal the truth to us. And may we also know the full extent of your love for us.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.