20 A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one.
Even God needed a mediator when establishing the Law in the First Covenant. He provided a perfect environment to live in and Adam & Eve rejected that plan for their lives. As a result the Scriptures say that separation from God’s presence resulted. They were kicked out of that presence and prevented from returning. But God was not through with them and wanted to continue that close fellowship with humankind. But direct contact ended up being too much for humans to take, so God used angels. Even angels caused quite a stir. Universally people fall face down and begin worshiping the angels when they arrive. The angels, these messengers who have been in God’s presence, recognize their small role and immediately tell the people to knock it off, to only worship God. But the angels were there to serve a purpose. They had a job to do on God’s behalf. God wants to be able to use us in a similar way. He has jobs, people He wants to reach, and He wants us available for that use. We become the messengers for God when we listen to the prompting of the Spirit and yield to those directions. Notice that a mediator works for both parties in the relationship. The mediator speaks the words of God to the people, and the mediator also presents the people’s concerns to God. We often get the first part, speaking God’s words, but so often forget the second. It is much more difficult to speak on behalf of others and their needs to God. This is especially true when for any number of reasons we don’t like the people God sends us to. But our job includes speaking on that individual’s behalf to God, intercessory prayer, taking their needs before God as though they were our own. If we are to be effective ‘speakers for God’ then we must become effective ‘speakers for people’. Who is on your prayer list that God has placed there? Are you fulfilling your responsibility to bring their needs before God? Someone prayed for you. Now it is time to pray for someone else.
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