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Worship and Intercession
classic, MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. WORSHIP AND INTERCESSION Worship and intercession must go together, the one is impossible without the other. Intercession means that we rouse ourselves up to get the mind of Christ about the one for whom we pray. Too often instead of worshipping God, we construct statements as to how prayer works. Are we worshipping or are we in dispute with God- 'I don't see how You are going to do it.' This is a sure sign that we are not worshipping. When we lose sight of God we become hard and dogmatic. We hurl our own petitions at God's throne and dictate to Him as to what we wish Him to do. We do not worship God, nor do we seek to form the mind of Christ. If we are hard towards God, we will become hard towards other people. - Oswald Chambers, MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST, Barbour & Company (http://www.barbourbooks.com). Selected mostly from talks given during the years 1911-1915, these devotionals were first published in 1935 by Dodd, Mead & Co., renewed in 1963 by Oswald Chambers Publication Association, Ltd. [Lord, give us the mind of Christ as we pray for each other. May our intercessions be supported by a proper attitude of worship.] Have a great week, Chip Stam |