Sunday, February 13, 2011

Help is Available

Have you ever been parasailing? A few years ago while on a cruise to the Caribbean a friend and I thought we would try it. The day arrived for our big adventure. We arrived at the beach were given some instructions and strapped in for the ride. For those of you who are not familiar with this mode of entertainment, parasailing is an activity where a boat pulls you off the beach into the air while connected to a parachute. You are taken about 200 to 300 feet in the air over the ocean which allows you to enjoy the beautiful sights below. After about ten minutes you are slowly brought back down to the beach. Our experience was wonderful. We took off and landed without a glitch in the process other than getting our feet a little wet. Our trip was a success because we had trained people in the boat that knew how to take us up into the upper heaven, let us look around and then set us back down at the proper designated place. One of the words used for prayer or better still “intercession” is "paga" which means “to light upon.” It involves landing on or coming to a certain place. In connection to prayer it means that we “chance upon” or “happen upon” a place while engaging in intercession. In order to do this as was the case with my parasailing experience we need a professional to help us. Jesus in John 14:26 informs us that our professional is the Holy Spirit. The word Helper used in this passage is Parakletos and means one called alongside to aid, help, or support. There are times when we struggle feeling as if our prayers are going no where. We question whether or not they are hitting their target. However, when we allow the Spirit to help us, He is able to direct our prayers causing them to "light upon the right person and the right place at the right time." If you're like me more often than not you feel an inability to produce results in your prayer life. When this happens, I call upon the assistance of my "helper" knowing that when I allow Him to intercede with me, my prayers bring results. What a consolation it is for us to know that help is always available.

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