the intercessor

"If revival depended on your prayers, would it happen?"  I remember this question being asked by the leader of a team I was part of my sophomore year in college.  She wasn't trying to tell us we had a poor prayer life, although one thought those thoughts, instead she was provoking us.  This memory came to me because of a similar situation arising tonight between me and God.  Sometimes I think of corporate prayer as God's wisdom to keep us humble.  When we see a breakthrough, prayer being answered, we cannot attribute it to any one person.  With so many people praying so many prayers, it is impossible to conclude that breakthrough came upon the prayers of one or a few.  Well, tonight I felt God turn it around on me as the whole house was engaged in prayer over a particular life or death situation for one of our members.  I felt Him say, "Jessie, pray as if her life depended on your prayers and believe that your prayers are what gives her life."  There was such a boldness and tenacity that came within my spirit at that very moment.  The prayers I prayed at that moment could be felt throughout my entire being!  Furthermore, God shared that this is the life of an intercessor.  At one point the life of Israel was dependent upon the intercession of Moses.  Moses beseeched God continually.  I just thought of the weightiness upon Moses.  The intimacy he shared with God.  God raised Moses up because His true desire was to see Israel restored to Himself.  Israel's sustenance depended on Moses' intercession  Someone, some people, some place is dependent upon my prayers.  This realization came very strong to me tonight.