Pleading the Case

Pleading the Case

Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?… Then Abraham answered and said, Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord….

Genesis 18:25&27

In the scene before us, Christ is operating under the title of, ‘The Judge of all the earth.’ As the Judge, He is hearing a case which Abraham is pleading before Him. Because Christ is Himself an Advocate, He is eminently qualified to hear, and wisely judge, the arguments put before Him. Abraham is both advocate and Intercessor for his nephew, Lot. Herein lies something of value for us. Christ is ready and willing to hear our intercession on behalf of those who cannot plead for themselves. This affords us a great privilege and opportunity to come before the throne of Grace. There is a spiritually organic unity in the Body of Christ. One portion of the Body cares for the other. This is why the Lord gives us this ministry of intercession. As members one of another, so we pray for one another. Christ hears those prayers. We may intercede once, or several times, or daily for years. All of those prayers have value, and are to the purpose of pleading these cases before, ‘the Judge of all the earth.’ He will infallibly ‘do right.’ Our prayer life as an intercessor is the foundation of any other ministry we may ever have. Think today of all the other people whom you will encounter, some of whom are utterly incapable of pleading for themselves. You know, and converse with ‘the Judge of all the earth.’ Will you plead for them?

O, Christ, our High and Holy Intercessor,
we rejoice that You utterly prevail for us,
at the Throne of Grace.
Teach us, O Lord, to powerfully plead for those around us
in their hour of deepest need.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning