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  OUR HELPER IN PRAYER
  by Charles E. Cowman
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Summary: Jesus Christ is our great Helper in prayer, our Advocate with
the Father, who works on our behalf to bring us victory and answer our
prayers.

Topics: "Prayer", "Intercession"
Scripture References: Romans 8:34, Ephesians 6:18, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 4:16, 1 John 5:14

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Charles E. Cowman preaches about the powerful role of Jesus Christ as
our Great High Priest and Advocate in prayer, emphasizing the importance
of holding fast to our faith and boldly approaching the throne of grace
to receive mercy and find help in times of need. He encourages believers
not to give up in prayer, as our Advocate has already claimed our
answers and is interceding on our behalf, with the Spirit playing a
vital role in guiding and empowering our prayers for God's will to be
done.

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"Seeing then that we have a great high Priest...Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast our profession. Let us come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need"
(Heb. 4:14,16).

Our great Helper in prayer is the Lord Jesus Christ, our Advocate with
the Father, our Great High Priest, whose chief ministry for us these
centuries has been intercession and prayer. He it is who takes our
imperfect petitions from our hands, cleanses them from their defects,
corrects their faults, and then claims their answer from His Father on
His own account and through His all-atoning merits and righteousness.

Brother, are you fainting in prayer? Look up. Your blessed Advocate has
already claimed your answer, and you would grieve and disappoint Him if
you were to give up the conflict in the very moment when victory is on
its way to meet you. He has gone in for you into the inner chamber, and
already holds up your name upon the palms of His hands; and the
messenger, which is to bring you your blessing, is now on his way, and
the Spirit is only waiting your trust to whisper in your heart the echo
of the answer from the throne, "It is done." --A. B. Simpson

The Spirit has much to do with acceptable prayer, and His work in prayer
is too much neglected. He enlightens the mind to see its wants, softens
the heart to feel them, quickens our desires after suitable supplies,
gives clear views of God's power, wisdom, and grace to relieve us, and
stirs up that confidence in His truth which excludes all wavering.
Prayer is, therefore, a wonderful thing. In every acceptable prayer the
whole Trinity is concerned. --J. Angell James

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