The Interceding Christian by Kenneth E. Hagin

Author:Kenneth E. Hagin
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Bible, Christ, intercession, Jesus, The Interceding Christian, victory, Prayer, warfare
Published: 2011-09-30T10:53:16+00:00

On the other hand, the Word of God teaches that we must pray for baby Christians. Paul taught the Galatians and prayed for them, too. His letter to them was full of teaching and instruction. But he also said there must be prayer—travail—for them.

While holding a revival in a small church in Oklahoma in 1950, I told the people one night that the Lord had impressed me to tell them something. I told them that if they, as believers, would give themselves to spiritual travail and intercessory prayer, they would take that town for Christ. At that time their Sunday School attendance was about 135.

A few men and women in that congregation took that to heart and began to give themselves to interceding—groaning and praying for that town as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit.

Less than two years later I returned to that church to see a dramatic change. Originally, the members had met in an old frame building. But now they had the only brick church in town.

They were located right downtown, across the street from the bank. They had a two-story Sunday School annex, an auditorium that would seat 500-600 people comfortably, and they were averaging 400 in Sunday school. Theirs was the largest church in town, and this was accomplished by prayer.

Sometimes you can do things with a church program, but that doesn't necessarily mean you are bringing people to birth.

We can have all kinds of programs to get people to church, but that doesn't mean we will get them saved. We can get them to join the church, but that doesn't mean they are born again.

I know from experience that when I have a burden of prayer for a lost person, I feel the same as they do. I am taking their place. I feel that same burden of sin on my own conscience, it seems.

People have said to me, "I know I'm saved, I'm filled with the Holy Spirit, and I'm walking in all the light I have. But many times when the altar call is given, such a burden comes on me I feel as if I'm lost. I don't understand."

They never have been taught along these lines. I tell them to sit quietly during the altar call when they feel such a burden, and to make intercession for the lost. God is wanting them to intercede for the unsaved. Because certain people have been young in spiritual things, the devil has made them believe in their natural mind that perhaps they weren't saved. They could not understand why they had such an overwhelming feeling at times.

We need more of this kind of praying, and when we have it we will get more people saved; for when Zion travailed, she brought forth children. Therefore, don't draw back if the Holy Spirit moves upon you in groanings; respond to Him.

With this kind of praying we won't need all the elaborate methods used by some churches to attract people. Some put on every kind of program imaginable and use numerous gimmicks, thinking this is the way to reach people.

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