Truth Exposed: Supplication
Phil 4:6 calls the True Believer supplication. Intercession is standing in the gap for others Ezekiel 22:30, whereas supplication is a form of prayer for yourself that involves earnest and humble requests or petitions to God, declaring his sovereignty over everything. Hannah praying for a child in 1 Samuel 1:9-11; David for mercy in Psalm 4:1; Luke urges persistent prayer in
Luke 18:1-85; the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 is a prayer of supplication; Samson’s last wish in Judges 16:28; Solomon’s prayer for wisdom in 1 Kings 3:9. The greatest prayer of supplication is that of Jesus right before his arrest Matt 26:39. The greatest intercessor we can ever have is the Holy Spirit Romans 8:26-27. Intercession prays for others; supplication prays for ourselves.
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