What an incredible thought - Jesus is praying for me!

Yesterday I was struck by this quote:
“If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me." Robert Murray M'Cheyne

I didn't know who Robert Murray M'Cheyne was, so I googled it and found out he was a minister in Scotland during the 1800's. From there I went to another website with a quote by Louis Berkoff, a Reformed theologian, who lived in Grand Rapids, MI during the early 1900's.

“It is a consoling thought that Christ is praying for us, even when we are negligent in our prayer life; that He is presenting to the Father those spiritual needs which were not present to our minds and which we often neglect to include in our prayers; and that He prays for our protection against the dangers of which we are not even conscious, and against the enemies which threaten us, though we do not notice it. He is praying that our faith may not cease, and that we may come out victoriously in the end."

These words reminded me of a song we sang at church this past Sunday. (Well, I tried to sing... I never make it past the first phrase without a lump in my throat and usually by the end of the first verse I've given up singing and just wipe away the tears!)

"Before the throne of God above
I have a strong, a perfect plea:
A great high priest who's name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me..."

What a blessed, comforting thought - my Savior prays for me!