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“An intercessor is an advocate, one who represents or pleads the cause of another…. An intercessor stands before God for a lost person or for an unholy situation to request God’s intervention and the working out of His will. Intercessors face the forces of darkness to enforce the victory of Calvary in what is called spiritual warfare. Intercession is listed in 1 Timothy 2:1-4 as one of several activities done on behalf of others, along with requests, prayers and thanksgiving. The activity of intercession will also incorporate these different types of prayer, as all kinds of prayer are at the disposal of an advocate as he pleads for another before the throne (see Ephesians 6:18).”

“There are three basic divisions of intercession: individual intercession, team intercession, and corporate intercession. Most intercessors operate in at least two of these arenas; many find themselves involved in all three…. The Bible gives us three pictures to help us better understand the task of an intercessor. The first is of a man standing in the gap as a supplicant, the second is of a warrior, and the third is the illustration of a watchman…. Individuals should transit easily among all three roles of an intercessor. Teams should feel comfortable pausing to discuss what they are seeing from their watchtowers or sensing for each phase of intercession. Corporate intercession also involves both these phases with intercessors combining their efforts as supplicants, warriors and watchmen.”

“Intercessors are a key factor in God’s plans for the future. They are the advance team of Christians who dare to enter enemy territory through prayer and lay claim to spiritual ground held captive by the adversary of mankind’s souls. Spiritual roadblocks that have hindered evangelism are being removed because of these dedicated people who take the job of prayer seriously. Their heart is for individuals and for nations. Through their intercession, the highways are cleared for the evangelists, missionaries and pastors who follow with the message of Jesus Christ. Like John the Baptist their heart’s cry is as…. A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it’ (Isaiah 40:3-5).” From Intercessors, God’s End-time Vanguard.

© 2003 by Susan Gaddis