Romans 5:5 – Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (NKJV)

One of my windows faced the main street, and I could see the foot traffic that passed by. Parents waited with their children for the school bus, and apartment residents waited for a taxi, Uber, or the city bus.

A very thin young man with blonde hair captured my attention. He was small of stature and very frail looking, in his late twenties, I would think. His face looked worn and tired, and from the sound of his cough, he didn't appear to be in the best of health. He wore a pair of shiny, white patent leather shoes that stood out, because one doesn't normally see that kind of shoe worn. That's how I began to refer to him by the name, "Tiny Shoes".

Seeing him broke my heart, and that day, I began interceding for him. I saw him only a few times after that. I wish that I could have met him personally. I have cried countless tears over Tiny Shoes. He touched my heart so deeply! I prayed with my whole heart that Tiny Shoes would be in heaven.

John 17:20 – I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word. (NKJV)

In this verse Jesus says that He is interceding for His disciples and for people of all generations who would come to put their faith in Him. If there is someone you are interceding for, this is a very comforting verse.

We intercessors know how humbling, important, and serious it is to intercede on behalf of someone, whether or not we know them personally, for it is God's love within us that draws, compels, and enables us to pray.

If we are not sure that the person we are interceding for is saved, we can pray for their salvation, for God "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:4 NKJV), and we know that He hears our prayers.

1 John 5:14-15 – Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. (NKJV)

I continue to pray that one day, I will see Tiny Shoes in heaven. If you are interceding for someone, please do not stop. Jesus knows their whereabouts and their spiritual condition, and He is able to reach out and touch them wherever they may be, in His perfect way and in His time.

Prayer: Dear heavenly Father, with joy and hope, we look forward to seeing in heaven those for whom we have interceded. Lord, we thank You also for all the intercessors who prayed for us, because of Your love poured out in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, and now, by Your divine grace, we lovingly call You Father God. Amen.

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