There is something powerful that many believers still struggle to fully understand about following Jesus Christ. Christianity is not only about receiving salvation for ourselves. It is also about becoming vessels of love, forgiveness, prayer, and mercy for other people. That is the true heart of the gospel.
In John 20:21-23, Jesus told His disciples, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Then He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Right after this, He began speaking about forgiveness. That connection matters deeply. Jesus was showing that being filled with the Spirit also means learning how to forgive, pray for people, and intercede for others the same way He intercedes for us.
Many people preach the gospel from a place of judgment, fear, or condemnation. But Jesus preached truth with love. Yes, repentance matters. Yes, sin matters. But Jesus also understood that every person deserves the opportunity to encounter the grace of God. Too many people are quick to tell others they are doomed, hopeless, or beyond redemption, but that was never the spirit of Christ.
Jesus came to save people, not destroy them.
When we become followers of Christ, we are called to reflect His heart. That means loving enemies, praying for people who hurt us, forgiving those who wrong us, and believing that God can still transform someone no matter how broken they look today. Sometimes we forget that somebody once prayed for us too. Somebody showed us kindness. Somebody forgave us when we did not deserve it. And because of those prayers and acts of mercy, many of us are where we are today.
That is the beauty of intercession.


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