intercession

They Pray For Us (Short Devotional)

[Rom 8:26–27] Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit...

Christ’s Preserving Prayers: The Reason for Our Perseverance

From the world's perspective, there isn't any beneficial reason to continue in the faith. I mean, why would anyone want to swim against the constantly swelling tide of persecution knowing full well it may cost us our friends, family, jobs, and yes, perhaps our very...

Foster’s Celebration of Discpline, part 3 — Intercessory Prayer

In part 2 of this review, we went over Foster's view of the spiritual discipline of meditation, a.k.a. contemplative prayer. In this part, we'll look over chapter 3. Though simply titled "The Discipline of Prayer," this chapter of Celebration of Discipline...