When the priests went into the holy place to worship God they were to put on a "breastplate of judgment." In this breastplate were twelve precious stones, each engraved with the name of one of the children of Israel. A beautiful picture is given in Exodus 28:29-30,
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.
The priests were reminded that they were continually bearing the names of people upon their hearts before the Lord. This certainly is the way prayer should be made by believers. To really get our prayers answered we should have names of individuals upon our heart. It is not enough for us to pray vaguely and generally, "Lord, save everybody" or "God, bless everyone." Often in church we pray, "Lord, if there is an unsaved person here, save him today." Week in and week out, many churches never see one person come to know Christ as personal Savior.
What a difference when in a church the believers have the names of individuals upon their hearts and pray specifically, "God, save Bill and Joe." They see them come, one after another, confessing Christ as their personal Savior.
We need to pray for believers too. It is one thing to pray for God to heal all the sick and to bless all the missionaries, but it is far different to pray for individuals by name. Many missionaries, delivered in a time of deep need or distress, learned later that someone had prayed very specifically for them at the exact moment of deepest need. This is true intercession. We must be specific in praying and bear the names of individuals before the Lord. ABC Sumner
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