 we are studying about prayer. One of the prayers that we've seen in earlier when we discussed kinds of prayers is intercession. We've touched on it briefly but we will look at it in greater depth today. Intercessory prayer is simply going to God on behalf of someone. Now the best example for us always is the Lord Jesus. We saw his prayer life, his personal prayer life and how he communed with the Father. When it comes to intercession, we see that even the Lord Jesus, currently he is in heaven, interceding for us, but even in his life if you're on earth, he has approached the Father on our behalf because ultimately what is intercession? It is about going to the Father or going to God on behalf of somebody. So on our behalf, Jesus has done many things. In Isaiah 53 verse 12, we read that he bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. So he bore the sins of many. If you look up the Hebrew word there for bore, which is NASA, it means he carried away or he lifted our burdens. And the word intercession from the Hebrew word is paga and it means to meet and we see that in Isaiah 53 and verse 6, again the word paga is used and which means has laid. So in other words, we are seeing that the Lord Jesus has carried our burdens, our wounds. We know he also carried so many other things for us. He took our stripes on him and he carried our pain, our sickness and whatever punishment we were due and he carried it to the Father. He met with the Father on our behalf. So that in itself is an act of intercession because at the end of the day intercession is to go to God on behalf of other human beings and that's exactly what Jesus did. He went to the cross of Calvary on behalf of us. So we see that the Lord Jesus has engaged in intercession in terms of his work on the cross. Now typically we think about intercession as prayer, saying the words to God which is correct but only in the case of Jesus in a practical way, in his actions he has done intercession on the cross for us because what did he do? He went to God on behalf of us and he carried our burdens for us on the cross. So the cross is a picture of the intercession of the Lord Jesus for the people. And one Timothy 2 and verse 5 we also read that the Lord Jesus has become our mediator. Mediator is a person who is a go-between or somebody who again interacts with the party in concern and another party in concern. So they do the talking, they do the negotiation, they bring peace or they bring a decision out of this interaction. So the go-between is the mediator, a reconciler or another word used for mediator is also intercessor. So what do we have between God and us the Lord Jesus? He became the mediator of the new covenant. So the example for intercession is there for us to learn from the life of Jesus himself. Now not that in what he did on the cross it's not like he prayed a long prayer and that's the intercession that we are referring to but his action itself of carrying our burdens was the intercession that he offered us. So what exactly did the Lord Jesus do for us on the cross in his intercession? So three things he noticed here. One is he carried our burdens. Burdens includes everything you know sin, sickness, sorrows, grief, whatever affects us in this in this fallen world he carried all those burdens for us. Then what else did he do? Second thing, he met with God on our vihar bringing God's mercy and forgiveness to us. So he did that work. Thirdly, he confronted and overthrew the works of darkness trying to think over them. So this is what Jesus did in his intercession. Oneness it has to do with us carrying our burdens. Second is meeting with God to receive what God has to offer. Third is to overcome the evil one and three things the Lord Jesus has done through his action of intercession on the cross. Now when we talk about being intercessors, we too can engage in these three things. Not by the action because the action that Lord Jesus has already done. He is the Son of God who was called to redeem us in that way but through our prayers we can also one carry the burdens of others or we can bear one another's burdens. We can pray for people and that's how intercession helps. Secondly, we go to God on behalf of the people and we said that Jesus brought us God's grace, God's mercy. So when we go and we start praying for people what happens? Same thing. Now God is able to release mercy. He's able to release grace. He's able to release his healing power and do many wonderful things in people's lives. So that is the second thing to go to God on behalf of the people. Third thing that we can do. We can also confront the powers of darkness on behalf of the people and overthrow the work of the enemy. So similar to the intercession that Jesus engaged in, we are engaging through our prayer. So the results are similar but yes Jesus' intercession is an action hanging on the cross but our intercession is through prayer. Through prayer we also see these things happen in people's lives. So right now where is the Lord Jesus? I began by saying that he is currently before the Heavenly Father and his role right now is that of our Heavenly High Priest. So he sits at the right hand of the Father and the Bible says that he is making intercession for us. So now he's engaged in a, if you can say so, praying for us but not that same intercession which he did on the cross because that action was already completed. But as a High Priest he is before the Father and he continues his work of intercession. There are some references given here in our notes and you could look it up. Maybe we can read one versus what I'm thinking. How about Hebrews 7 25? Can somebody please read that? Hebrews 7 25. Hebrews 7 25. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him because he always lives to intercede for them. Amen. Amen. Yes. So he lives to, he always lives to intercede for them. So the current role that the Lord Jesus has in heaven is that of intercession. Okay. So in the presence of the Father appearing on our behalf, you know, what is the Lord Jesus' function? We are told that he is an advocate. Okay. An advocate is somebody who pleads on behalf of another person. So as an advocate he is before the Father. Now does this mean, see because Jesus is in heaven right now, he's an intercessor, he is an advocate. Then why should we intercede? You know, what do you think? Isn't that a valid question? Anyone any thoughts on that question? Pastor, is it because he is, you know, mediating because Satan is accusing the believers. So this is my understanding. So Jesus is, you know, advocating on my behalf. Yeah, that's what I understand. Okay. Okay. Sure. Thank you. So, see, again, the thing is, yes, he is an advocate, but when it comes to Satan accusing us, the Bible is very clear that we've already been justified. Okay. So through the work on the cross, there are things that the Lord Jesus has already accomplished, you know, with regard to our forgiveness, our position, Christ and all of that. Okay. But now, yes, he has an intercessory role up there in heaven. However, Jesus himself, you know, he said, I'm going to the Father, but now that I go to the Father, you ask in my name. Okay. So he instructed us to ask for what we want in the name of Jesus here on earth. So we have to continue interceding or, you know, engaging in prayers where we ask for ourselves as well as for others. So he never said that that is going to stop. So what exactly is praying for each one of us up there in heaven? No, that is a question. Okay. But it's no longer the justifying of the believer because he's already done that on the cross. But he is praying for us. He's praying for us up in heaven. But the conclusion that I want us to come to is that, yes, the Lord Jesus is interceding for us right now. But the intercession that he's engaged in doesn't stop us from interceding because we also have a role that we have to play here with Jesus himself has told us before he ascended and said, once I go to the Father, you ask in my name, you pray the Father in my name and he will do it for you. Ask and your joy will be full. So we do have a role of intercessory prayer, which we have to fulfill. All right. So I mean, does that make sense? Is that clear? Can you just repeat it? Okay, you did understand it fully? Yeah, yeah. Okay, all right. Okay, how about we read John chapter 16 and verse 26. Can you read it? Yeah, yeah, sure. John. John chapter 16 verse 26. In that day, you will ask in my name. And I do not say to you. In that day, you will ask in my name. And I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I come forth from God. Is that the worst? Yes, that's the worst. And that clearly says that once Jesus is gone, we are the ones who have to ask the Father in the name of Jesus. And Jesus also said, I'm not saying that I'm going to ask the Father on behalf of you. So on the basis of this, just because the Lord Jesus is our intercessor in heaven right now, we don't seize from intercession. That's the point I'm making. Okay, yeah. So yes, he is interceding, but not doing our job for us. So we have a role to play and we are still here on the earth, expected to move in that role of intercessory intercessors. All right. Now, okay, let's, let's just take a look at how this was done by some people in the Bible. Now, Sukkannu has posted on the chat here that Abraham, when he interceded for Sodom and Gomorrah, you know, he went to God on behalf of the sinful people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Yeah, that's right, Sukkannu. So we see that even in the Old Testament, under the Old Covenant, there are people who pleaded on behalf of others. So Sodom and Gomorrah, we know God wanted to destroy those people, but because his nephew Lot was among them, Abraham discussed with God and said, okay, if there are so many righteous people, will you spare the land? And you know, God said, you know, like, okay, all right. So basically, he was trying to negotiate with God and come to a place where minimum number of righteous people at least were found in that land. That way, the land would be spared and his nephew, his family, together with the land. But we know what exactly happened, right? That there were no righteous people in the land at all, and the land really had to be destroyed. But you see the role that Abraham is taking up here, we said an intercessor goes to God on behalf of the people. And that's exactly what Abraham was doing. So that is what intercession is. And that is the example for us to follow. Now Abraham also, in the case of Abimelech, you know, a king who was afflicted, right? That that king, Abimelech, he wanted to take away, you know, Abraham's wife. And because of that, God had actually like there were consequences for that thought that Abimelech had. But God told Abimelech, you know, you ask Abraham to pray for you. So Abraham functioned in the role of an intercessor. So he prayed for Abimelech to God. That's what an intercessor is. He's going to God on behalf of the people. So Abraham did that. And we see that, you know, God healed. It says God opened up the wounds of the women and the flock and all of that. So God actually did not punish Abimelech because of Abraham's prayer. So Abraham functioned in the role of an intercessor. Now, another intercessor that we can look at is Moses in the Bible. Now we know that the people of Israel who who've got delivered from Egypt, before going to the promised land, they went to the wilderness and excuse me, in that attitude, we find them as complainers, grumblers, you know, people who were not thankful to God. They did not live with faith. Okay. So because of all these reasons, God was very, very upset with the children of Israel. But in the Bible, there are times when Moses pleads with God and he says, God, you only brought these people out of Egypt. Now, because they are so, you know, their attitude is bad. If you kill them in the desert, what will the people say about you? So what is Moses doing? Similar to Abraham, he's trying to speak to God on behalf of these people and say, God, you spare their life. Don't do anything to them, protect them. So he's behaving or he's acting like an intercessor. And in this case, he is a leader of the people. And what does the leader do? The leader is actually protecting the people from being destroyed. So God spared the lives of the people because of the intercession of Moses. And there are two scriptures given in our notes here, which, you know, say the same thing, but maybe we can read it. So Psalm 106, verses 21 and 23, and also Hosea 12 and verse 13 on page 44. Can somebody please read it from the notes? Ma'am, Psalms 106 verses. Yeah, 21 and 23. Psalms 106 verses 21, they forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, 23. So he said he would destroy them. Had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his word from destroying them. Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Sidkinu. And can you read the verse below that also from Hosea? You're on mute, Sidkinu. Ma'am, actually I'm using my Bible. Ma'am, Hosea, which chapter? Oh, okay, okay, okay. Hosea 12, 13. Sorry to trouble you, I didn't know. 12 verses 13. The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt. By a prophet, he cared for him. Okay, thank you, Sidkinu. Thank you. So, you know, you see here how these two verses tell us that it was because of Moses that their lives were spared. What if Moses didn't pray? What if Abraham didn't pray? See, if they did not, if they had not prayed, I think, you know, like Abimelek or yeah, for Sodom and Gomorrah, it did get destroyed. But then at least Abraham attempted. All right. And in the case of Moses, because he pleaded with God, their lives were spent. And yesterday we saw that what, not yesterday, a few classes ago, that what Shamar preserved, right? The people of Israel were preserved, protected because of the leader rising up and praying. So, there was definitely a need for these men to intercede. And if they did not intercede, the people could have actually experienced the consequences. So, that is the importance of intercession. Let me quickly look at the chapter. I noticed some comments. So, we will look at that and then come back to our lesson. So, Zaltoly says, my understanding is it because God has given us free will and we should be praying and interceding, even if Jesus is interceding for us in heaven. Yeah. Yeah, that's fine Zaltoly. He has given us free will and we discussed how through prayer, we can exercise our authority, right? So, that's also something we are doing through prayer. So, that's all right. You're not wrong. And Isaac has commented. Naturally, if we have an advocate that needs to lead a case, we need to explain the particulars of our case to him. Okay. So, if Jesus needs to intercede for us, we need to present our case to him so he knows what we need. Okay. Isaac, yeah, that's an interesting way of looking at things. Okay. What I would say for that. Okay. So, what I'm thinking Isaac is, I see a point, but like Jesus told us to pray to the father in his name. Okay. So, I don't think we would need to tell him our needs every time. So, that's the point I want to make. Does it make sense? Isaac, you have something to say about that? Yeah. Yeah. And also just look at it from another angle because we stated here that he was sitting on the right hand of God and he is interceding for us. Basically, I'm not sitting here that we will send our intercession to Jesus because you rightly say we pray to the Lord. But I was just looking at the tactical side of things that if he's an advocate, he advocates generally for all of us. And sometimes if our case is particular, well, in the name of Jesus, we say this is our need. And then his intercession will continue on our behalf. That was just a broad thinking anyway. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Isaac. I got it. So, it's just a, as you said, a broad way of looking at things where you mentioned that. But yes, of course, right now the Lord Jesus is interceding up in heaven and we are interceding from earth. The only thing I want us to understand is that the connection between these two, I think we shouldn't try to make a connection because what's happening is we have our role to play, which is to pray to the Father and exercise our authority, release our dominion through prayer and we are going about doing those things. And at the same time, Jesus is doing his thing, being an advocate. Now, and we leave it at that. Okay, we leave it at that. But then, you know, as sometimes in prayer what happens, we know that we have to pray to the Father on behalf of Jesus, sorry, in the name of Jesus. But we may say things like, they are Jesus, if you might address Jesus in the prayer. But, you know, it's understood, it's understood that our prayers are going to the Father in the name of Jesus. So, we don't have to worry about it. But we are not really, like, if you look at it technically, I don't think we are, we must tell Jesus what to pray to the Father. Okay, otherwise, it becomes like how, you know, there is this concept of you tell the saint and the saint will tell to the Father. But now we have direct access. Whatever I want to tell the Father, Jesus has done his work on earth and I have been authorized. That is why that name of Jesus is the authority with which I can directly access the Father. I don't even have to go through, you know, that intercessory role that Jesus has up in heaven. I don't even have to do that. Directly, I can speak to the Father in the name of Jesus and that is the capacity that every believer has. Okay, and isn't that amazing that, okay, I have direct access to the Heavenly Father. Okay, am I making sense class? Is that okay? Okay, all right. Okay, great, great. So, we have, okay, wonderful, wonderful. Thank you. Yeah. Okay, thank you. So, I think that's good. So, we have that clear. The point is, we have to do our role of intercession and we can directly access the Father. Okay, then we talked about how there have been people who have interceded for other people on their behalf and, you know, they've carried their burdens. Remember, we said that carried their burdens, meet with God on behalf of the people and then overthrow the works of darkness on behalf of the people. So, we looked at Abraham, we looked at Moses and in the case of Job, you know, I think we touched upon this earlier. There is a passage where, you know, Job, he really hopes that somebody would plead on his behalf because he was going through such a difficult time. This is Job 9 versus 32 and 33. I will read it for us. It says, for he is not a man as I am, that I may answer him and that we should go to court together. Nor is there any mediator between us who may lay his hand on us both. So, there is a desire that Job has for a mediator or somebody in between. Okay. And he says in verse 20 and 21, my friends scorn me, my eyes pour out tears to God or that one might plead for a man with God as a man pleads for his neighbor. So, he's looking for a mediator, longing for a mediator, longing for someone to plead his case with God on his behalf. And even in the Old Testament, people played that role to go to God on behalf of other human beings. Okay. And God, now we saw a man desperate for a mediator, desperate for an intercessor. Now, is God also looking for any intercessors to bring, you know, people's needs and people's issues before him? Yes. As much as we want somebody to stand in the gap on our behalf and go to God, God is also waiting and seeing, wouldn't a human being come and plead the case of others with me? So, there are passages in the Bible where God is looking for an intercessor. Again, somebody please turn to Ezekiel 22 and verse 30. Ezekiel 22 and verse 30, please, whoever can, like if you have it easy, you can quickly turn to that passage. Ezekiel 22 versus 30. I looked for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land. So I would not have to destroy it, but found none. Wow. Thank you. Thank you, Ezekiel. So you see that, you know, God is saying I'm looking for a person. I'm looking for one man to stand in the gap. So if there can be one person who mediates, even then in this case, it's, you know, some form of a judgment. God is saying that, yeah, I'll do away with it, even if one person pleads. And then there are other passages in the Word of God that says, you know, pray for the peace of your land so that God might bless this land where he has taken you. And then there are, there's a passage which says, you know, watchmen on the walls, like you, you pray on behalf of your city. So praying on behalf of people, praying on behalf of the city, God also expects people to do that. So that's this whole intercession design is created by God. So why, how does it help for us to know? See, it helps for us to know, because we know that we are doing what God wants us to when we are praying for other people. Okay. And we can be confident that God is hearing our prayer. So God is also looking for intercessors. And especially in the Bible, we see that intercession can be made for those who are going away from God. Remember how Moses, he prays for the children of Israel. They are going in their own path, but he prays and says like, Lord, spare them, you know, have mercy on them and God relents. In the New Testament, I think yesterday, we spoke about this, remember in James chapter five, where we said that Elijah was a man just like us and yet he prayed that it should not rain, it did not rain. He prayed that it should rain and it rained. And we said that in the context of persistent prayer, we can pray for those who need healing. We can also pray for those who need mercy, those who are going astray from God. And you know, there is a place to persistently pray for such people. Okay. So that they can come back to God. So intercession can be made and intercession should be made, especially for those who are going away from God. What happens when we pray for such people? So God's grace and mercy is extended on their lives. They are protected. You know, God would guide them. God would show them the right path. All these things God would do for them. So we can stand in the gap and we can cover them with our prayer. So intercessors can pray, particularly for those who may be going astray. Now, talking a little more about intercession, you saw how Moses was praying for the people, isn't it? And we saw in Hosea 12 and verse 13 that the people that preserved because of a prophet and who is that prophet? It was Moses. God spared the lives of the people because of the leader. And from Moses's example, we can say that those of us that the Lord has called to leadership, those of us that the Lord is positioning in leadership. This is one of our primary roles. We can lead the people with wisdom and we can guide the people and all of that. But one of the first things that we can do for the people is to pray for them. Moses prayed for his people. And in the same way, every leadership, one of the primary tasks or primary roles of the leadership is to pray for the people of God. And that will protect the people. That will bring God's blessings upon the people. And so many things are done in the lives of the people when leaders actually pray for their flock or the people that they are leading. So when we talk about intercession, also remember that leadership must engage in intercession. When it comes to intercession, we may not necessarily know how to pray. Yes, if you know the needs of the person, you could bring that before the Lord. But in addition to that, we really need that spiritual empowering from God to continue in prayer. Where are we going to get this from? The Holy Spirit, He has a name. And that is the spirit of supplication. In Zechariah 1210, we are told that the Holy Spirit is the spirit of supplication, grace and supplication. So when I want to intercede for someone and I feel like, I don't have the capacity to do this. However, I'm going to intercede and persistent prayer for another person. We can always depend on the Holy Spirit and say, Holy Spirit, I need your strength. I need you to empower me. I need you to help me. So the Holy Spirit is the spirit of supplication who can help us. In Romans 8, you remember when we talked about praying in the Spirit? Over there, we saw how the Holy Spirit helps us. When we don't know what we have to pray for, He helps us. And we, along with the Holy Spirit, in fact, that what helped there, it is from a Greek word, which means to take hold against together. Something like, how do I say, take hold against together. Suppose you're fighting arm wrestling with somebody. I know it is not like a classroom setting where we could have done it and seen in person. But anyway, you understand arm wrestling, right? So when arm wrestling is happening, let's imagine that this hand is one person's and this hand is another person's. And one person is stronger than the other. So the stronger person is putting the weaker person down. But what if this weaker person, which is my right hand here, the weaker person gets an additional support of a stronger person, much, much stronger person in this game. What will happen? The strength of the so-called strong person will be nothing when the weaker person gets additional help, right? And the equation turns. So what is the Holy Spirit doing? He takes a hold of us against whatever the circumstance, against the enemy, against, you know, the adversary. So we have additional strength, which is being exercised, okay, which we can utilize. It is not our strength, but it is the power of the Holy Spirit. So he takes a hold of us against the enemy. And so he helps us. He brings in that additional help when we are interceding. And especially when we are interceding, we can depend on the Holy Spirit and say, Holy Spirit, you know, I don't know what to pray. You please help me. Or, you know, we may have our own weaknesses. But in those moments, we can say, okay, Holy Spirit, you help me to overcome these weaknesses. And, you know, I want to engage in intercession. So the Holy Spirit becomes our helper. He is that spirit of grace and supplication who empowers us. Okay. And he leads us in those intercessions for other people. And, you know, he comes alongside us. One more name of the Holy Spirit is Paracletos. Okay, Paracletos is and it's like somebody who comes alongside us. So whenever we think about intercession, no, we can be encouraged knowing that it's not something which God expects us to do in our own strength and in our own capacity. But we always have the help of the Holy Spirit with us. So we can work with that help. Yeah. So what makes up for successful intercession? So far, we saw that, you know, we can intercede and we can pray for others. It's important. People need it. And God also wants somebody to intercede. Leadership can intercede for others. Okay. But what makes up for successful intercession? All right. So what I'll do is I think I'll pause for a bit and address any doubt that we may have or who thinks some comments you have or questions. Let's deal with that. And then I can touch on this last section here. So far, we're talking about intercession. Anything that you want to clarify? Okay. Yes. Can you please go ahead? Ma'am, I was just admiring like in first Samuel chapter 25, the head David Nabal and Abigail. David sent some messages to Nabal just to greet him. But the Nabal, he just insulted David and David became very angry. So he went, he sent some men to just finish Nabal. But his wife came in between and she didn't told David or Nabal that she's going. She just left. No, she lost no time and she took 200 loaves and some stuff like that. And she went to David and she pleaded that please leave my husband. My husband is just a fool. Ma'am, this incident can be also considered as interceding. Yeah. Good one. Yes. That's the simple meaning, right? Like you go on behalf of somebody, to plead on behalf of somebody. Yeah, that's fine. Okay. Thank you, Ma'am. Yeah, sure. Thank you. Yes. Okay. Rosalind is asking, can intercession be also a call of God? Yes, Rosalind. It can be a call of God. Okay. So we will see later on about a person called Epiphras who served mainly with intercession. Okay. So intercession is, it's a call. It's a ministry. And some people can exclusively have that call of their lives. Yeah. Good questions, everyone. Good thoughts. Good questions. Yeah. Ma'am, I also have a question. Yes, yes, Divya. So how do we understand that God has called a person for intercession? What? Okay. Yeah. How do we discern that? Yeah. So similar to all other callings, Divya, one is God could just tell us that that you have been called for intercession. So, you know, you know it from the beginning. Or the second way is that as the Lord puts burdens on our hearts and we start praying, you start moving in that direction, you realize that that's the call for your life. Okay. So either your life experience clarifies some, that call for you over time or you hear from God, write it, get go. That is what you are called to do. Does it make sense? Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Sure. Sure. And Divya, did we discuss in our class? I don't know which class we had this thing. So usually when we talk about calling, you know, what happens is over time things become clear. Like for example, somebody is teaching God's word. Now they may start off in a small sort of a way sharing, you know, the word of God. But as opportunities increase and increase and revelation increases, you know, people might begin to notice, hey, we're looking at somebody who's teaching the word, you know, at another level here. So maybe that person is called to be a teacher of God's word. Okay. And that's when we say, oh, okay, here's a teacher. So in the same way, now somebody was praying, they may not know that I'm an intercessor, but they start praying, just pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, and then, you know, they realize, oh my goodness, God has given me such a burden, and this is a ministry. So much time that is getting invested in this. Now they may realize over a period of time that they're actually called for intercession as a ministry. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Sure. Sure. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. Yeah. Good ones. Any, anything else? Last question. But I think the worst we read regarding Moses in Sam's 106 plus 21, that really gives us a picture of how an intercession, how an intercessor is. Like just read that one portion that is chosen once stood before him in the breach to turn away his wrath. And the word breach itself gives us a, you know, a lot of importance to be an intercessor and so much value that God himself is giving for an intercessor. That's a lot of insight there. Thanks for sharing that. Yeah. Thank you. Thanks, John. Yeah. Sure. It's an important task. And God expects human beings to do that. Okay. And he's given an audience to us and saying, okay, come bring your case to me. So when God is giving us that invitation, I think it's a privilege. We can step in. Yeah. Good. So anything else? Don't worry about the last section here. I'll take it up in the next class. Anything else about intercession that you're thinking about? Elisha, anything on your mind about intercession? I'm not sure if Elisha is able to respond. But good. Okay. How about we think this through some more and we come back in the next class. We can discuss it a little more and then I will cover the last section here. But it's an important topic. It's an important topic. Let's, you know, take it up as a privilege to intercede for others. So with that, we can bring today's class to a close. And I would like to request someone to please pray. I'm just wondering, Lyndon, are you comfortable to pray? Are you okay to unmute and pray? Okay. I'm not sure if he's looking to do that. Okay. Anyone else? I think Anita, Anita, are you okay to pray? Yes. Thank you for this amazing present father. Thank you for each one of us, father. Thank you for asking us and speaking to us about the prayer and intercession, father. Thank you for this amazing session we had, father. Thank you for help us to apply this session into our lives, father. Help us to pray in intercession, father. Thank you for each one of us. Bless each one of us, father. We pray to you. We worship you and we glorify your holy name, father. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Anita. God bless. Okay, class. Thank you for joining in today. And we will connect again next week. We will continue from the same chapter in the session. Hey, God bless. Have a great weekend. Bye for now.