Assignment

Sometimes I am at a loss for words.. I know this may be unusual but there are so many things I can write about that I can't zero in one one. Maybe it's not a loss but overload of words.  Intercession is an important practice and just like it was talked about in today's devotional, it has blessed me more than others, it seems. From praying for healing and positive reports, to praying for Israel and the US, I love the way I am so empowered afterward. But what is my assignment? Funny I started to talk about this the other day, but to continue from two days ago:

When I asked for God to show me His heart, He began with children. I realized how much I loved kids and how my heart goes out for injustice done to them. It is very easy for my heart to break instantaneously and for me to pray for a situation simply upon seeing a photo of a child in need. From prayer requests I have gotten in e-mails with photos of babies in hospitals fighting for their life, to infomercials on TV with poor and destitute faces wanting some kind of hope... Just thinking about it now I'm ready to cry. It hurts my heart for this world to know that there are people who have gotten so far from God that they have no moral standards and can inflict such pain on helpless souls. It makes me so mad at the enemy of our souls for the destruction and evil he has posed on everything good God created.

Interceding for my family is easy as well, for I want the best for them, of course. Interceding for the good of our companies, neighborhoods, cities, and country, is also beneficial to us, so we are more apt to do it - usually after disaster strikes or there is an imposed threat to our security and peace. But what if we asked God and prayed first seeking His will and a specific assignment for us personally?  What if He gave us a heart for a specific country, group of people or a cause to pray for that no one else has taken interest in?  What if He is just looking for ONE person to pray an intercede for each cause He is trying to uphold and change the world so it's more heaven-like?  What if no one else listened and we were the only one interceding for that person or place?  Sounds like an important job, doesn't it? 


This has happened to me many times, and sometimes I wonder if it's worth it because I see others praying for the same thing.  But in retrospect I think back and wonder - how many prayers were faith-filled and from a righteous man? I believe I am in right standing with God at all times because His Son has made this possible and my honesty and faith that He will answer my prayers is what's needed in certain circumstances. Sometimes an outsider with no agenda, motives or past history with the person is needed to intercede because they are praying in faith for God's will and not worrying about the outcome. There is less room for doubt because our self has little room to intercede because we are not in the way. Please pray for God to show you a handful of people, causes, places, or circumstances that you can intercede for in prayer whenever prompted. Make it your special undercover assignment from the very TOP!