DAY 17: Carry the Burden Away

Isaiah being ready

The second word is bastazo meaning "to bear, lift or carry" something with the idea being to carry it away or remove it. It is used in Romans 15:1-3 and Galatians 6:2 which we will look at shortly.

An amazing and little understood aspect of intercession is exemplified by Christ in which He performed both of these bearing concepts. We have already established that His intercession for us was not a prayer He prayed, but a work He did. It was a work of "going between" to reconcile us to the Father and break Satan's dominion. And, of course, understanding His work in this area paves the way for an understanding of ours.

DAY 16: Lean On Me

Charlie Brown was pitching and doing a lousy job. Lucy was giving him grief, as usual. Finally, he could bear the misery and humiliation no longer. In an expression of exasperation he stood on his head right there on the pitcher's mound.

As Lucy's degrading mockery continued, the ever-loyal Snoopy did the unexpected. He walked onto the pitcher's mound and stood on his head beside Charlie Brown, sharing his humiliation.

The Bible says, "Weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15) and "Bear one another's burdens" (Galatians 6:2). We're not merely to carry burdens for our brothers and sisters in Christ, we're to carry them away. It involves sharing and removing a load.

DAY 15: Enforcing the Victory

David and Goliath

Our responsibility is to enforce the victory as we also meet the powers of darkness. It is interesting to know that Jesus used the same word, luo, to describe what we, the Church, are to do through spiritual warfare.

Matthew 16:19 tells us, "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." The word loose in this verse is luo.

Now, the question is: "Did Christ luo the works of the devil or do we luo the works of the devil?" The answer is yes. Although Jesus fully accomplished the task of breaking the authority of Satan and voiding his legal hold upon the human race, someone on earth must represent Him in that victory and enforce it.