Your Go-Between!
"Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and
furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right
hand of God, who also makes intercession for us."
Romans 8: 34
Our English word intercede comes from two Latin words: inter
(between) and cedere (go). So to intercede is to “go
between”
two parties. When teachers break up a scuffle on a playground,
she intercedes. When an NFL referee breaks up a fight on the
field, he intercedes.
In the same way, Jesus is our “Interceder” or “Intercessor.”
Who is He going between when He intercedes for us? Between
“the accuser of the brethren” (Revelation 12:10), that is, Satan
and the Father.
We see a perfect example of Satan’s accusatory role in Job 1–2.
Satan accused Job before God of being weak in faith and offered
to prove the point by testing Job, which God allowed (Job 1:6-12).
Satan takes every opportunity to accuse us of unworthiness
before God. But Paul says that no one can bring a charge or
condemnation against us because Christ died for us, taking
our sins and unworthiness (Romans 8:33-34).
Thank God today that Jesus is our Intercessor,
coming between Satan and the Father on our behalf.
"There is no way of obtaining favor
from God but through the intercession
of Christ."
John Calvin
