“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men,” 1 Timothy 2:1
“This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
1 Timothy 2:3-4
I have always believed that God wants us to offer prayers to intercede for others. After writing a meditation on Tuesday of this week about the importance of intercession and prayer for our own family members, it seems that meditation brought a new reality into my life. I have been interceding in prayer for my son, Jon, but yesterday I faced a situation that put me to the test.
I received a phone-call around 6 pm that my son, Jon, who is 43, was in a very serious accident on I-90, driving his motorcycle without a helmet. He has a depressed skull fracture and had surgery last night to remove blood from both sides of his brain.
The surgeon said he is still in a very unstable state, and when he arrived to the ER he was in a coma scale of 6, and the lower the number the worse the condition. He remains in the ICU and no one knows what to expect.
This is the son who separated and estranged himself from the entire family for no apparent reason, four years ago. There were no arguments or disagreements, he showed some signs of mental health issues and suddenly dropped out of everyone’s lives, and disappeared. It is possible that substance abuse was involved, but there was no alcohol in his blood. They are testing for drugs today.
All of his family members are still in shock, but we pray for God’s will to be done and whatever is best for Jon’s life, soul and eternal welfare. I left the ICU unit at 11pm last night, with a heavy heart. His family members and I gathered at his bedside last night and prayed for him, asking for the miraculous of course, and for God’s will to be done.
I regret that I do not have a more encouraging story to share in this meditation, but since his condition is unstable and his prognosis is not good, we can only hope and pray for better news in the days to come.
While I am heavily burdened, God is our only hope in times like these. I turn to my favorite words of Jesus who said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
Today’s scripture encourages us to offer prayers, supplications, intercession as well as thanksgiving. Even when things look the worst, after praying and interceding, we offer thanksgiving in trust that God is good and His plan will always prove to be the best.
I thank you for your prayers and I pray that all the readers will be lifted up in hope and faith today for whatever they are facing, and find rest in the arms of Jesus. Amen