Jesus Filter

Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Have you ever been praying and just had the most evil thought pop into your mind? I’m sure you have. Or how about this: you’re worshipping at church on Sunday morning, eyes closed, hands raised, when suddenly you begin to think, “I’m awesome at worshipping!”? Are you believing that at these moments God turns His back to your voice because of your wrong thoughts? Well, have I got some good news for you.

It’s moments like these that Jesus lives for! That’s an awesome statement: Jesus always lives to make intercession for (you)! My son lives to play LEGOs. My dog lives to see me throw his duck toy across the room. But Jesus, He ALWAYS lives to make intercession for us.

The Bible is clear in what God thinks of even our greatest of works, that is, anything we bring to Him on our own. Isaiah 64:6 says that all of us are unclean; all of our righteousnesses (that’s works, offerings, thoughts, and prayers) are like filthy rags to a Holy God. That being the case, we are always in desperate need of an intercessor. Jesus is our Intercessor.

When you open your mouth, and lift up your voice to heaven, before “Dear God” gets to the ears of the Almighty, it’s already passed through the Jesus filter. Every thought that you have, evil or otherwise, goes through Jesus. This is the only way that our offerings become “acceptable” to God.

Maybe there’s unknown sin in your past. Maybe there’s a spirit of contention between you and your brother. Maybe you just had one of those Sunday morning fights on the way to church (the devil loves those!), and now you’re thinking about that instead of Jesus. Well, if that’s the case, know this: Jesus is making intercession for you in that matter so that God hears all of your wants, needs, and desires.

Christ died once for the sins of all mankind (1 Peter 3:18), but He lives always to make intercession for us. His death was final in that it finally put away sin and disarmed the Devil (Colossians 2:15), removing his power to rule in our lives. His life is everlasting, however. He lives so that we can live, through Him. He lives to be our advocate, to present us, His bride, holy and without spot or blemish to His Father. He lives to make intercession for us. Say what’s on your mind; tell God what you’re thinking. Jesus is going to make it a sweet, sweet sound to the ears of the Father!