[Amanah]

Originally Posted by Esaias

This year had an interesting Day of Atonement meeting. Lots of intercessory prayer, which came about by the Spirit's leading. We got some revelation about the local church's role in participating with Christ in His work of atonement:

The high priest went in to the most holy place to make atonement for all the people, combined with massive incense offering before the mercy seat (prayer). Christ's work of Atonement included that prayer for mercy and forgiveness upon the people, and as participants in His priestly function we are called to offer that prayer as well. It's a way the church "applies" the atonement to the people. The lost need somebody to pray for them. Somebody has to do it, and that somebody is the church.

(Not that we just make their sins atoned for, but that we intercede for them that God would bring them under the covering of the blood.)

A good reminder to pray for the lost