Our great example and instructor in prayer is the Lord Jesus Christ.

In God's Word, we find everything we need to develop a life of prayer.

Join Scott Pauli today as we study the Bible together.

What is the greatest thing you can do for those you love?

Is it to set aside money for their future? Is it to plan some special day to surprise them? Is it to spend time with them?

Well, all those things are very fine. But I want to say to you, based on the Word of God, that

the greatest thing you can do for those you love, the greatest thing you can do for anyone,

is to pray for them. That's what Jesus did. As a matter of fact, he is the great intercessor. He is the great

mediator between God and man. Repeatedly in Scripture, we see Jesus praying for others,

and we're reminded that he's praying for us. That's what he does in John 17. John 179. He says,

I pray for them. He's praying for you today, my friend. As a matter of fact, one of the great Old Testament passages that's often quoted is Isaiah 53. All we like sheep have gone astray. We've turned every one to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. It's a powerful chapter. Did you ever notice how the chapter ended? Isaiah 53, verse 12, says

he made intercession for the transgressors. That is a profound fault. As a matter of fact,

someone has suggested that Christ's entire life was an intercession, that his entire life was

him praying for us and going to the Father on our behalf.

And so, I'm praying for my own soul today and for you, that God will teach us to pray,

not just for ourselves, but for others. You see, not only is praying for others the greatest

thing you can do for them, it's the greatest thing you can do for them,

it's the greatest thing you can do, period. This is the work that Christ is about at this very

moment, at the right hand of the Heavenly Father, and it will do your own soul good. The great

missionary, Henry Martin, said he found the cure for coldness in his own life was to begin

praying for others. And he said it was amazing that as he began to pray for coldness in his own life was to begin praying for others.

And he said it was amazing that as he began to pray for spiritual needs in other people's lives,

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