Craig Clouston

 

Representing the King

May 13

They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me…I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message…

John 17:8, 20

A flash of sunlight glinted off Carolyn’s bracelet as she walked along the wooded path. Immediately, she began praying for Jenna, the waitress she’d met only two days before.

Carolyn was a prayer warrior, an intercessor for God. God had gifted her with the ability to meet and befriend total strangers, spending time getting to know them in an effort to be God’s emissary. At some point in the conversation Carolyn would ask if they had any prayer needs. It was a rare occurrence when a need was not spoken.

As she concluded praying for Jenna, she glanced once more at her bracelet. This was how she remembered the people she’d committed to pray for. People like Jenna, the struggling single-mother of three, and young William from Haiti, who’d come here looking for a better life for his family.

Individual heart-shaped charms represented a specific need; on each charm was a name with a one-word prayer-focus reminder. With more than twenty charms, this bracelet represented the people God had given her to care for.

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What a clear picture of purpose in love, seeking those who are tired and alone, wanting only to show them that their Heavenly Father cares by bringing their needs to Him in prayer.

Jesus, in John’s seventeenth chapter, says those God sent Him to minister to knew He was God’s Representative. He also reminded the Father that He had given these precious souls to Him for safekeeping. In verse twenty-six, Jesus prays, “I have made you known to them.” He had gone to the Nations and people with the expressed purpose of securing their salvation and deliverance from judgment. His prayer was that they would become one with the Father as He is one with the Father. His prayer included us.

We have the privilege of being the King’s representative, making Him known to those in need. If we listen attentively, we can be led to those who are eager to know He cared enough to send us.

Prayer

“I was created to be a representation of Your love, Lord Jesus. As I go through this day lead me to someone who needs to know You care. Amen.”