Therefore he (Jesus) is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. Heb. 7:25 (NIV)
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 groaning’s too deep for words. Rom. 8:26 (ESV)
My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend. Job 16:20-21(NIV)
Heavenly Father, as we think about the multiple ways you love and care for your children, few things create a deeper sigh of relief, sense of peace, and smile of joy than knowing the whole Trinity is praying for us.
Father, nothing, or no one, can sabotage your sovereignty, warp your will, divert your decrees for us, and your world. We don’t have to get your attention, make a case, or convince you of anything. Your mercy and might are always fully engaged with us. We don’t have to gussy up, buck up, or ramp up our spirituality when we come before you. As children with a loving Father, and real people with real tears, we come.
Lord Jesus, because you live forever to pray for us, we abandon ourselves to you, on this last Saturday in August. We’d pray for ourselves what you pray for us, if we knew what you knew. Your hands aren’t tied; your knowledge is perfect; your love is constant. Hallelujah!
And Holy Spirit, thank you for your nonstop praying inside of us, especially in the seasons when we don’t know what to pray, or even have little desire to pray. As we cry out to God—with words of desperation or joy, or in the silence of our sadness and confusion, reshape our prayers as we wing them heavenward. Your groans trump our words.
Blessed and loving Triune God, thank you for being a God of constant care, measureless kindness, and unrelenting advocacy. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ mercy-full and grace-full name.