The Prayer of Mercy

I find it very interesting that God would feel the need not to hide what He was doing from Abraham. I think God sets up intercession. God is always looking for a man to stand in the gap. Abraham had a reason to intercede. His nephew was in Sodom. His nephew was more like a son to him.

The prayer of the Spirit is always about finding the righteous. The prayer of the Spirit is always about mercy. The prayer of the Spirit is always about love for people. You can’t pray effectively if you don’t love people. Love is the central core of our faith. There can be no faith without love.
The prayer of mercy is always right. You can’t go wrong with that. I sense we are in a time when mercy is needed more than anything.

Let me share some definitions with you... I love the study of words:

Mercy:
to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior
to favor
bestow;
to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):--beseech
fair, (be, find, shew)
be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful
have (shew) mercy (on, upon)
have pity upon
pray
make supplication

Beseech
1: to beg for urgently or anxiously
2 : to request earnestly : implore

Implore
1 : to call upon in supplication : beseech
2 : to call or pray for earnestly : entreat

Entreat
1 obsolete a : negotiate b : intercede
2 : to make an earnest request : plead

transitive verb 1 : to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
2 archaic : to deal with : treat

Praying in the Spirit isn’t praying what you know from outward circumstances. Outward circumstances have to be laid down so that you can allow the Spirit of God to flow through you in a pure flow. It doesn’t matter what the outward circumstance is speaking….what it God speaking? Mercy should come easier than judgment.

Abraham was willing to go to the ends of the earth so that God would redeem not only Lot but the righteous souls of Sodom. There was no judgment in Abraham’s prayer.

May we enter into the prayer of mercy.